Re: finding previous package version

2012-04-20 Thread David Zelinsky
I wrote: > I recently did a large upgrade in wheezy, and now I want to downgrade a > certain package to the previous version. Is there some way to get my > hands on that previous version? Aves writes: > I think you can do it by editing your preferences (man apt_preferences) > You'll basically

Re: finding previous package version

2012-04-20 Thread Brian
On Fri 20 Apr 2012 at 18:52:26 -0400, David Zelinsky wrote: > I recently did a large upgrade in wheezy, and now I want to downgrade a > certain package to the previous version. Is there some way to get my > hands on that previous version? http://snapshot.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: finding previous package version

2012-04-20 Thread Aves
I think you can do it by editing your preferences (man apt_preferences) You'll basically have to inform the package name, the version you wish to get back and the most delicate to set : the priority. On Fri, 2012-04-20 at 18:52 -0400, David Zelinsky wrote: > I recently did a large upgrade in whe

finding previous package version

2012-04-20 Thread David Zelinsky
I recently did a large upgrade in wheezy, and now I want to downgrade a certain package to the previous version. Is there some way to get my hands on that previous version? Specifically, the upgrade brought up debian bug #665004, which made my touchpad scrolling stop working right. The bug repor