Pierre Frenkiel: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2012, Jochen Spieker wrote: > >> In order to "downgrade" from 5:0.7.11-0.1 to 4:0.8-2~bpo60+1 you need to >> tun 'apt-get install ffmpeg=4:0.8-2~bpo60+1'. > > this is an example where aptitude is superior to apt-get: > with apt-get install (or dist-install), I went into some kind of > infinite loop of dependencies, while "aptitude install ffmpeg=4:0.8-2~bpo60+1' > worked.
I didn't have that problem. Is it reproducible? > But then, what is the use of pinning to 1 the Unofficial Multimedia Packages ? > It seems that if Marillat cheats about the version number, the solution is to > get rid of > the debian-multimedia.org repo. Sure, if you only use packages from there that are available from Debian, too. But I use other packages as well. Whether Marillat's use of the epoch qualifies as cheating is a question I cannot answer. J. -- I worry about people thinking I have lost direction. [Agree] [Disagree] <http://www.slowlydownward.com/NODATA/data_enter2.html>
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