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= What is "downgrading a system" ? =
In Debian world, it means to move to an older distribution (typically, to move from [:DebianUnstable:unstable] to [:DebianTesting:testing]). do not expect to get anything ''stable'' by downgrading !
= What is "downgrading a system"? =
In Debian world, it means to move to an older distribution (typically, to move from [:DebianUnstable:unstable] to [:DebianTesting:testing]). Do not expect to get anything ''stable'' by downgrading!
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= Is it supported ?  =
 * short answer : '''No, it isn't supported'''.
 * long answer : It isn't supported because 1. The packages' installation scripts (postinst...) are designed to handled upgrade only. 2.The installation tools are ''designed'' to replace older version of packages by newer version.
= Is it supported? =
 * short answer: '''No, it isn't supported'''.
 * long answer: It isn't supported because 1. The packages' installation scripts (postinst...) are designed to handled upgrade only. 2. The installation tools are ''designed'' to replace older versions of packages by newer versions.
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 1. Make a backup of your system before you upgrade. If anything is wrong, restore your backup !  1. Make a backup of your system before you downgrade. If anything is wrong, restore your backup!
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Be warned : you will be alone ! However, Auke Jilderda had documented it's experience, back in  2002 : [http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/downgrade.html] (plus some comments from Osamu Aoki) Be warned: you will be alone! However, Auke Jilderda wrote about the experience back in 2002: [http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/downgrade.html] (plus some comments from Osamu Aoki)

What is "downgrading a system"?

In Debian world, it means to move to an older distribution (typically, to move from [:DebianUnstable:unstable] to [:DebianTesting:testing]). Do not expect to get anything stable by downgrading!

Is it supported?

  • short answer: No, it isn't supported.

  • long answer: It isn't supported because 1. The packages' installation scripts (postinst...) are designed to handled upgrade only. 2. The installation tools are designed to replace older versions of packages by newer versions.

So, what's the supported way ?

  1. Make a backup of your system before you downgrade. If anything is wrong, restore your backup!
  2. or Re-install.

How to downgrade a system ?

Be warned: you will be alone! However, Auke Jilderda wrote about the experience back in 2002: [http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/downgrade.html] (plus some comments from Osamu Aoki)