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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 !
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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.
= 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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== So, what's the supported way ? ==
 1. Make a backup of your system before you upgrade. If anything is wrong, restore your backup !
 2. ''or'' Re-install.
= 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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= How to downgrade a system ? =
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)
== So, what's the supported way? ==
 1. Make a backup of your system before you upgrade, so you can restore your backup to "downgrade" it!
 2. ''or'' re-install.

Translation(s): Italiano

What is "downgrading a system"?

In Debian world, it means to move to an older distribution (typically, to move from unstable to 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 upgrade, so you can restore your backup to "downgrade" it!
  2. or re-install.