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On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:43:27 +0200, Frank Schwidom wrote: |
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> how is it possible to reinstall an older Package from |
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> /usr/portage/distfiles/<package>, when the corresponding |
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> ebuild /usr/portage/<topic>/<package>/<version>.ebuild |
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> does not longer exists? Is there an option, to keep older |
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> ebuilds intact during emerge --sync? |
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There is no such option, but you can get expired ebuilds from |
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http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/cat-egory/package |
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Click the dead files link to see old ebuilds, download the one you want |
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an put it in a local overlay. Then emerge with the -k option. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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EASY TO INSTALL = Difficult to install, but instruction manual has |
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pictures. |
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