On 7/29/05, phyrster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi debianers, > > After upgrading to sid, I reget and thinking how to roll back to good old > sarge. I searched related topics and found this guide: > > http://debianplanet.com/node.php?id=880 (How I Downgraded Testing to Stable) > > The procedure here is a bit complicated plus it's posted two years ago. > There is also guide about pinning but the author says: "downgrading is > complex and cumbersome". > > How do you guys downgrade? Are there sleek tools out there that can handle > this job better?
Suffice it to say, downgrading is hard. Very hard, in some cases. There are no automated tools; if you want to downgrade, it may be possible, but you're mostly on your own. Fortunately, sid and sarge are currently using the same C library, so it's probably not as hard as sarge->woody. If you're not an expert in how APT works, it'll probably be easier to just reinstall.