Okay, Brad.

Thanks.

I started to wade out into that, but then decided that it's probably better
to just wait for the fix updates to be uploaded.

Just home it's sooner than libtracker-sparql-2.0-0 (bug #908800 merged with
3 others, since at least 2018-09-14, No end in sight!)


On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 3:42 PM Brad Rogers <b...@fineby.me.uk> wrote:

> On Sat, 3 Nov 2018 15:14:59 -0400
> Default User <hunguponcont...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Default,
>
> >I hate to sound stupid, but how can I revert to an earlier package
> >version? (I didn't think that could be done.)
>
> It can, but it's not supported.  IOW, if anything breaks, you get to keep
> all the pieces.
>
> To install removed packages, you need a new repo - Debian Snapshot.  It
> keeps all the old packages.  An example config;
>
> deb http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20181007/ testing main
> contrib non-free
>
> The number part is, obviously (I hope), the date you're interested in,
> using a YYYYMMMDD format.  Do a search for Debian snapshot, and you'll
> be able to read up on the finer points.  The official Debian page is at
> https://snapshot.debian.org/
>
> Note especially the section regarding going back more than a dozen days
> - you'll have to tweak a setting or two for it to work.
>
> Once you've installed the old packages, I suggest you comment out the
> snapshot.  Then, if you need an old package again, you've only got to
> alter the date part, and away you go.
>
> --
>  Regards  _
>          / )           "The blindingly obvious is
>         / _)rad        never immediately apparent"
> I'm need of your help now
> Burn - Judgement Centre
>

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