> On Tue, Sep 04, 2018 at 10:23:08AM +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> A few days ago I downgraded my Debian installation from Sid to Stable by >> changing, in /etc/apt/sources list, all occurrences of `unstable' to `stable' [... >> But still, at log in in tty console, there is: >> >> Debian GNU/Linux buster/sid lennovo tty1 >> >> How come?
The default behavior for apt is to install new versions of packages. When changing sid by stable in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt will wait (a long time) for a new version of a package. So if you install Sid, change for stable, you have to wait few years for one or two new stables versions, then you will have a stable installation... On 04/09/2018 12:07, Dan Ritter wrote: > However, if you want to try: > > http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Debian/downgrade.html As suggested by the link of Dan Ritter, you can change the behavior for apt and force the installation of a selected version of packages (ie stable). However, I do not recommend this. For example, there is no guarantee the configuration of packages can be downgraded. It is much simpler to backup data and reinstall stable. Pétùr
