Bug#788387: gdebi downgrade bug not fixed

2017-04-11 Thread Glenn Widener 
gdebi 0.9.5.3ubuntu2 still cannot downgrade packages.  Only the underlying 
library was fixed, and even that fix has not shown up as of python-apt  
0.9.3.5ubuntu2.

Please reopen.  I have verified that the fix in the ticket works (once it's 
enabled with a  gdebi option).

This is a blocker, unless someone can explain how to force a fixed apt version 
configuration, given lack of preservation of older versions in Ubuntu package 
archives, without hosting a complete, permanent mirror.

Bug#788387: gdebi downgrade bug not fixed

2017-03-30 Thread Glenn Widener 
gdebi 0.9.5.3ubuntu2 still cannot downgrade packages.  Only the underlying 
library was fixed, and even that fix has not shown up as of python-apt  
0.9.3.5ubuntu2.



Please reopen.  I have verified that the fix works, once enabled in gdebi.



This is a blocker, unless someone can explain how to force a fixed apt version 
configuration, given lack of preservation of older versions in Ubuntu package 
archives, without hosting a complete, permanent mirror.