Hi, when I install a package from unstable it sometimes happens that something is seriously broken and I'd like downgrade the package again. But the last recent version of the package has already disappeared from all the ftp mirrors and it is not easy to go back again.
Could one include the option in dselect (and/or apt) to make a backup copy of a package before replacing it with the new one? This could be done by dpkg-repack. When I am sure that the new package works well, I could remove the backup copy of the last version. There are packaging systems that call this procedure "to apply a patch" (make a backup copy and replace something) and "to commit" (remove the backup copy). Cheers, Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]