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Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt

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On 06/09/2017 09:44 PM, solitone wrote:
> I am on Debian 9 (scratch), and I have a MacBook Pro 12,1 with retina display.
>
> Few days ago I upgraded Google Chrome from version 58 to 59:
> google-chrome-stable:amd64 (58.0.3029.110-1, 59.0.3071.86-1)
> This new version no longer supports HiDPI. As a result everything in Chrome is
> so small that I would need a magnifying glass!
>
> Not a great issue though, since I usually work with Chromium, not Chrome. But
> today apt has proposed the very same upgrade for Chromium too:
>
> chromium/testing 59.0.3071.86-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 58.0.3029.96-1]
> chromium-driver/testing 59.0.3071.86-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 58.0.3029.96-1]
> chromium-l10n/testing 59.0.3071.86-1 all [upgradable from: 58.0.3029.96-1]
> chromium-shell/testing 59.0.3071.86-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 58.0.3029.96-1]
>
> I suspect if I upgrade I would end up having the same HiDPI issue with
> Chromium. So for the time being I have put on hold those four packages. But
> I'd like to test whether this is true. What should I do to be able to
> downgrade to version 58.0.3029.96-1 in case 59.0.3071.86-1 does in fact break
> HiDPI? I always have some difficulties when I need to downgrade with apt. This
> time I want to be prepared.
>
> Thanks!


I've never downgrade using apt, but with synaptic it's not too hard, 
just go to the menu, package, force version and then to edit, fix 
packages.  The fix package part really only checks to see no package is 
broken, but you must do it or risk losing all your current settings and 
have to start over.

Hope that helps.
-- 
Jimmy Johnson

Ubuntu 16.04 - KDE Plasma 5.8.7 - Intel G3220  - EXT4 at sda19
Registered Linux User #380263

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Downgrading specific packages with apt solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-06-10 06:50 +0200
  Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Jimmy Johnson <jimmyjhn@gmail.com> - 2017-06-10 09:00 +0200
    Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-06-10 09:50 +0200
      Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-06-10 11:50 +0200
        Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-06-10 12:10 +0200
          Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-06-10 12:40 +0200
            Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2017-06-10 12:50 +0200
        Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-06-11 08:50 +0200
        Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-06-11 09:20 +0200
          Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-06-11 09:40 +0200
            Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-06-11 10:10 +0200
              Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-06-11 10:50 +0200
                Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-06-11 11:20 +0200
                Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-06-11 21:10 +0200
                Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-06-11 21:40 +0200
              Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2017-06-11 13:30 +0200
            Re: Downgrading specific packages with apt Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-06-11 10:50 +0200

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