Re: Reverting packages to an earlier version

[Langdon Stevenson <langdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> > Just before I upgraded my fc 6.93 install to f7 approximately 124 
> > package updates were downloaded and installed by the package manager.
> >
> > It turns out that many of them are marked:  *.fc8.i386
> >
> > Since these packages have been installed many of my applications will 
> > not start.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to revert these packages to an earlier version?
> >
> > I would greatly appreciate any assistance
>
> If you moved beyond Fedora 7 to rawhide reverting piecemeal is likely to 
> result in breakage. If you are not interested in continuing to test the 
> development tree do a clean installation of Fedora 7.

It's a clear indication of my lack of experience/understanding of the 
Fedora development cycle.

Thank you for the advice Rahul.  Not the news I was looking for, but 
that's not your fault.  Looks like I will be doing a clean install tomorrow.

Regards,
Langdon