How to Downgrade a Package in Your Ubuntu-Based Linux Install
In this video I show you how to downgrade a package in Ubuntu using either Synaptic or the Terminal. Hope you enjoy!
Show Notes:
In Terminal:
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sudo apt-cache showpkg (packagename)
sudo apt-get install (packagename+version)
sudo apt-mark hold (pkg name)
sudo apt-mark unhold (pkg name)
package can still be removed
In Synaptic:
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Search for pkg
highlight it
"Force Version"
Select to install
after install
use Package Lock-version option
to hold the package from upgrades
