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Let's say I download the latest source codes, create a deb package using checkinstall and install the package with 'dpkg -i', but the package version in the depositary is of ...
  1. 03-12-2006 #1
    akhran
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    Will 'aptitude upgrade or dist-upgrade' downgrade manually installed deb package?

    Let's say I download the latest source codes, create a deb package using checkinstall and install the package with 'dpkg -i', but the package version in the depositary is of a older version. Will doing a 'aptitude upgrade or dist-upgrade' actually downgrade the installed latest version to the older version found in the depositary?

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    No. Apt-get install will downgrade a package, but it will ask you first if that's what you really want to do. Upgrade and dist-upgrade will only upgrade.
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