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> I have never had an RPM-using system have its package database corrupted beyond repair you've had that on Debian? > rpm fully supports downgrading packages,
by RVuRnvbM2e 8y ago
> I have never had an RPM-using system have its package database corrupted beyond repair
you've had that on Debian?
> rpm fully supports downgrading packages, which is something I have missed on Debian multiple times
Huh? Downgrades are fully supported by dpkg and apt*.
- yjftsjthsd-h 8y agoI've had a Debian system break because I couldn't fix the package database, yes. I might well have just missed a trick, but I did google around for fixes and got nowhere.
- Subsentient 8y ago> Huh? Downgrades are fully supported by dpkg and apt. No, they aren't. You need to remove the newer version prior to installing the old one. RPM based systems allow you to downgrade to an entirely different distro release with one command. > you've had that on Debian? More than once, sadly.