The previous one should still be in your /var/cache/apt/archives/ directory. So you can simply do
dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libxml2_2.4.19-1_i386.deb Note : I CC the mailing list in case somebody else need the tip. Christophe On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 11:40:12PM +1000, mobtek mobtekl wrote: > On Sat, 13 Apr 2002 08:47:24 -0400 > christophe barbé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> banged a keyboard: > > sorry to email you Christoph, but i can't search the web atm and I've > never had to downgrade a package in debian before, how do I downgrade this > package back to 2.4.19-1?? > > cheers Peter van der Male > > > > > libxml2 2.4.19-2 in unstable is broken. > > > > All programs using this library fail with : > > > > relocation error: /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2: undefined symbol: pthread_once > > > > This could be harmless but scrollkeeper use this library and then the > > upgrade of a few packages (gnome packages) fail. > > > > Downgrading to 2.4.19-1 fix the problem. > > > > Christophe > > > > -- > > Christophe Barbé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > GnuPG FingerPrint: E0F6 FADF 2A5C F072 6AF8 F67A 8F45 2F1E D72C B41E > > > > Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement, > > Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément. > > Nicolas Boileau, L'Art poétique > > > > > -- > > > BOFH Excuse Board: > multicasts on broken packets -- Christophe Barbé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GnuPG FingerPrint: E0F6 FADF 2A5C F072 6AF8 F67A 8F45 2F1E D72C B41E In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. --English proverb
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