Re: downgrading a package
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 12:48:08AM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: > > I'm using etch / testing and I did some upgrades (to try to get the > hotsynch for my handheld working) but things went badly wrong. > > Now I'm trying to owngrade udev to 0.79 from 0.8xx but I can't get > synaptic to allow me to force the version I need. The menu option is > just greyed out. > > How can I enable that menu option ? I don't know how to use synaptic, but if you download the .deb you can do a 'dpkg -i --force-downgrade ' and it should install the downgraded version. I'm sure that before you do your next upgrade via synaptic you should be able to put the package on 'hold' in some manner to keep it from being upgraded. -- Christopher Nelson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Generated by Signify v1.14. For this and more, visit http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
downgrading a package
I'm using etch / testing and I did some upgrades (to try to get the hotsynch for my handheld working) but things went badly wrong. Now I'm trying to owngrade udev to 0.79 from 0.8xx but I can't get synaptic to allow me to force the version I need. The menu option is just greyed out. How can I enable that menu option ? Thanks Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [SOLVED] Downgrading a package that is causing some problems in KDE
--- Bill Marcum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 12:18:07PM -0700, Ibrahim Mubarak wrote: > > > > First of all, how can I find out what version of a package is > installed > > on my system without going through synaptic or dselect, because > > sometimes I don't have access to an X session and the version > number > > would be too long to be displayed in full in dselect. I am talking > > about libs, so I can't do 'name -v' type of thing. > > > Try aptitude. > > > Finally, if it turns out that I need to get back to an old version > of > > package 'whatsitsname', how can I do it? I tried to search > debian.org > > for a package in unstable (this time it was xlibs-data), but the > only > > available version is the one I have. Is there an archive for older > > versions of packages? > > > http://snapshot.debian.net Thanks all, I tried a few things before I got it working. Long story short, I downloaded the deb file from snapshot and that's what worked. They had the exact version I was looking for. I tried to compile from source: too many dependencies. I tried to install the testing version, but apt-get was going to get rid of kde! But I got back my menu and all, so I am happy ;) ib Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Downgrading a package that is causing some problems in KDE
On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 12:18:07PM -0700, Ibrahim Mubarak wrote: > > First of all, how can I find out what version of a package is installed > on my system without going through synaptic or dselect, because > sometimes I don't have access to an X session and the version number > would be too long to be displayed in full in dselect. I am talking > about libs, so I can't do 'name -v' type of thing. > Try aptitude. > Finally, if it turns out that I need to get back to an old version of > package 'whatsitsname', how can I do it? I tried to search debian.org > for a package in unstable (this time it was xlibs-data), but the only > available version is the one I have. Is there an archive for older > versions of packages? > http://snapshot.debian.net -- Knowledge, sir, should be free to all! -- Harry Mudd, "I, Mudd", stardate 4513.3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Downgrading a package that is causing some problems in KDE
--- Ibrahim Mubarak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
First of all, how can I find out what version of a package is installed
on my system without going through synaptic or dselect, [...]
Have a look at the manpage of the 'apt-cache' command, especially the
'policy' part:
$ apt-cache policy kdelibs-data
tells you which versions of the package APT knows, which one is
installed and if there is a candidate for an upgrade.
Otherwise, try 'aptitude' which is menu-oriented like synaptic and works
without an X session.
Secondly, is there a history file for aptitude and/or apt-get that
could tell me which packages got upgraded yesterday?
You could use the 'find' command to check which files in APT's package
cache have been accessed less than 2 days ago (and awk to cut out the
package name from the filename):
$ cd /var/cache/apt/archives/
$ find * -atime -2 | awk -F _ '{print $1}'
There is probably a more elegant way to do this, but I never had to find
out how...
Finally, if it turns out that I need to get back to an old version of
package 'whatsitsname', how can I do it?
http://snapshot.debian.net/ has old versions of Debian packages.
However, your problem can probably be fixed with the kdelibs-data
version from 'testing' (see next point).
Well, I was able to run synaptic and found the package that is causing
all this trouble : kdelibs-data
I have version 4:3.4.2-1 installed and kdelibs is at 4:3.3.2-7
I want to revert back to the older version.
Make sure your /etc/apt/sources.list contains the following two lines:
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
Verify with 'apt-cache policy' that APT knows about version 4:3.3.2-6.1
of kdelibs-data. Then a simple
# apt-get install kdelibs-data=4:3.3.*
should bring back your KDE-menu after you restart kdm/X. (kdelibs will
also be downgraded to the version from 'testing'; this works fine on my
otherwise 'unstable' computer.)
Wait with the next upgrade until the necessary 'conflicts' field has
been added to kdelibs-data to avoid running into the same problem again;
see the discussion at
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=323747
(I apologize if my mail is redundant. I am on the digest version of this
list, therefore other people might already have replied to this.)
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Re: Downgrading a package that is causing some problems in KDE
On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 03:36:33PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Ibrahim Mubarak wrote: > > >--- Ibrahim Mubarak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>I performed an upgrade yesterday to my SID system. I know these are > >>tough times with the migration to gcc 4.0 and everything, and that I > >>should have been more careful, but I messed up. I am still not sure > >>where. Now (after a reboot), when I am in KDE, nothing appears on the > >>panel menu except the K menu button and the desktop button. In the K > >>menu, all is gone, or almost. > >> > >> > >Well, I was able to run synaptic and found the package that is causing > >all this trouble : kdelibs-data > >I have version 4:3.4.2-1 installed and kdelibs is at 4:3.3.2-7 > >I want to revert back to the older version. How do I do it and where > >can I find it? I tried http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages but I > >can't find the version I want. > > > > > If you still have it in /var/cache/apt/archives, you can reinstall it > from there using something like "dpkg -i kdelibs-data-4:3.3.2-7"; if > not, you should be able to install the version that's in Stable or > Testing, even if it's a slightly older version that the one you want. Or you can search it on http://snapshot.debian.net/ or simply wait for a fixed package ;) Sven -- If God passed a mic to me to speak I'd say stay in bed, world Sleep in peace [The Cardigans - 03:45: No sleep] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Downgrading a package that is causing some problems in KDE
Ibrahim Mubarak wrote: >--- Ibrahim Mubarak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I performed an upgrade yesterday to my SID system. I know these are >>tough times with the migration to gcc 4.0 and everything, and that I >>should have been more careful, but I messed up. I am still not sure >>where. Now (after a reboot), when I am in KDE, nothing appears on the >>panel menu except the K menu button and the desktop button. In the K >>menu, all is gone, or almost. >> >> >Well, I was able to run synaptic and found the package that is causing >all this trouble : kdelibs-data >I have version 4:3.4.2-1 installed and kdelibs is at 4:3.3.2-7 >I want to revert back to the older version. How do I do it and where >can I find it? I tried http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages but I >can't find the version I want. > > If you still have it in /var/cache/apt/archives, you can reinstall it from there using something like "dpkg -i kdelibs-data-4:3.3.2-7"; if not, you should be able to install the version that's in Stable or Testing, even if it's a slightly older version that the one you want. -- Kent West Technology Support /A/bilene /C/hristian /U/niversity -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Downgrading a package that is causing some problems in KDE
--- Ibrahim Mubarak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I performed an upgrade yesterday to my SID system. I know these are > tough times with the migration to gcc 4.0 and everything, and that I > should have been more careful, but I messed up. I am still not sure > where. Now (after a reboot), when I am in KDE, nothing appears on the > panel menu except the K menu button and the desktop button. In the K > menu, all is gone, or almost. > > First of all, how can I find out what version of a package is > installed > on my system without going through synaptic or dselect, because > sometimes I don't have access to an X session and the version number > would be too long to be displayed in full in dselect. I am talking > about libs, so I can't do 'name -v' type of thing. > > Secondly, is there a history file for aptitude and/or apt-get that > could tell me which packages got upgraded yesterday? > > Finally, if it turns out that I need to get back to an old version of > package 'whatsitsname', how can I do it? I tried to search debian.org > for a package in unstable (this time it was xlibs-data), but the only > available version is the one I have. Is there an archive for older > versions of packages? > > Thanks, > ib Well, I was able to run synaptic and found the package that is causing all this trouble : kdelibs-data I have version 4:3.4.2-1 installed and kdelibs is at 4:3.3.2-7 I want to revert back to the older version. How do I do it and where can I find it? I tried http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages but I can't find the version I want. Thanks a lot, ib __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Downgrading a package that is causing some problems in KDE
Hi all, I performed an upgrade yesterday to my SID system. I know these are tough times with the migration to gcc 4.0 and everything, and that I should have been more careful, but I messed up. I am still not sure where. Now (after a reboot), when I am in KDE, nothing appears on the panel menu except the K menu button and the desktop button. In the K menu, all is gone, or almost. First of all, how can I find out what version of a package is installed on my system without going through synaptic or dselect, because sometimes I don't have access to an X session and the version number would be too long to be displayed in full in dselect. I am talking about libs, so I can't do 'name -v' type of thing. Secondly, is there a history file for aptitude and/or apt-get that could tell me which packages got upgraded yesterday? Finally, if it turns out that I need to get back to an old version of package 'whatsitsname', how can I do it? I tried to search debian.org for a package in unstable (this time it was xlibs-data), but the only available version is the one I have. Is there an archive for older versions of packages? Thanks, ib Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: downgrading a package
Scott Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 13:30, Andrew Perrin wrote: >> Any clues on where to find the old package? It's not on the sane page or >> the debian page. > > Try /var/cache/apt/archives/ > failing that, maybe someone here on the list has an old deb laying > around. And if you cant do that, your gonna have to downgrade to the > woody version with apt pinning. Hopefully you can get an old deb cause > that would be a lot easier. Someone on this list (Craig Dickson I think?) keeps an archive of selected older packages. Perhaps he has this one. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: downgrading a package
On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 13:30, Andrew Perrin wrote: > Any clues on where to find the old package? It's not on the sane page or > the debian page. I forgot this on my last message. You could also skip the pining and just download the deb from woody manually and do a dpkg --force-downgrade on that. But I would still recommend finding the old deb that was working on your system. You can get the woody deb by going to packages.debian.org and searching for the deb you need. -- -Peace kid Scott Henson [EMAIL PROTECTED] "God's the ultimate playa, so naturally He's going to have some haters," rapper Ice Cube said. "But these haters need to realize that if you mess with the man upstairs, you will get your ass smote. True dat." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: downgrading a package
On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 13:30, Andrew Perrin wrote: > Any clues on where to find the old package? It's not on the sane page or > the debian page. Try /var/cache/apt/archives/ failing that, maybe someone here on the list has an old deb laying around. And if you cant do that, your gonna have to downgrade to the woody version with apt pinning. Hopefully you can get an old deb cause that would be a lot easier. -- -Peace kid Scott Henson [EMAIL PROTECTED] "God's the ultimate playa, so naturally He's going to have some haters," rapper Ice Cube said. "But these haters need to realize that if you mess with the man upstairs, you will get your ass smote. True dat." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: downgrading a package
Any clues on where to find the old package? It's not on the sane page or the debian page. ap -- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu On 16 May 2002, Scott Henson wrote: > On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 09:10, Andrew Perrin wrote: > > I've become pretty much convinced that the bug I reported yesterday in > > sane-backends is an upstream bug, so I'm therefore waiting for a fix. In > > the meantime, though, I need to use the scanner! What's the simplest way > > for me to back out of the upgrade and revert to the previous version of a > > package? > > > > Thanks. > > find the old deb. then do a dpkg --force-downgrade on it. Or you can > use pining and apt to get the version from testing(if your using > unstable). > > -- > -Peace kid > Scott Henson[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "God's the ultimate playa, so naturally He's going to have some haters," > rapper Ice Cube said. "But these haters need to realize that if you > mess with the man upstairs, you will get your ass smote. True dat." > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: downgrading a package
On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 09:10, Andrew Perrin wrote: > I've become pretty much convinced that the bug I reported yesterday in > sane-backends is an upstream bug, so I'm therefore waiting for a fix. In > the meantime, though, I need to use the scanner! What's the simplest way > for me to back out of the upgrade and revert to the previous version of a > package? > > Thanks. find the old deb. then do a dpkg --force-downgrade on it. Or you can use pining and apt to get the version from testing(if your using unstable). -- -Peace kid Scott Henson [EMAIL PROTECTED] "God's the ultimate playa, so naturally He's going to have some haters," rapper Ice Cube said. "But these haters need to realize that if you mess with the man upstairs, you will get your ass smote. True dat." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
downgrading a package
I've become pretty much convinced that the bug I reported yesterday in sane-backends is an upstream bug, so I'm therefore waiting for a fix. In the meantime, though, I need to use the scanner! What's the simplest way for me to back out of the upgrade and revert to the previous version of a package? Thanks. -- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
