Nick Willson wrote:
> > PS: You might be interested in 'apt-get autoclean'
Did you see this remark?
> A .deb in the archive is (typically) equivalent to the current version
> installed - it could be different (probably newer) if you do an "apt-get
> --download-only" or perform some kind of manual intervention. If I want to
> able to use the archive for a downgrade, I should copy it somewhere safe
> *before* beginning the upgrade.
>
> Is this correct?
No.
If you use apt-get autoclean on a regular basis, APT keeps only the 2 latest
versions of every package, i.e. you can always revert to an older version.
Michel
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