'Bruce Perens wrote:'
>
>Use "dpkg --force-downgrade package-name.deb", I think. I haven't tried it.

Use -i instead of --force-downgrade.  I wouldn't recommend --force
anything in general.  One of the big wins IMO of dpkg over rpm is that
dpkg -i supports downgrading.

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