downgrading package(s) with yum

[Jim Cornette]

sysadmin wrote:
> I have been searching(googling/yahooing)for over 5 days but am hitting dead ends all the time.
> 
> Kindly can someone "light me up".I want to use yum to downgrade certain package(s) but i can't seem to get it right.!
> 
> What is the yum combination for downgrading?

More of a basic question, do you have yum saving the old rpms on your 
computer?
Other than that, I usually use rpm directly after downloading the rpms 
locally.

> 
> My box has FC6, up to date(17-11)
> 
> PS:I have yum allowdowngrade plugin installed.

I never used the plug-in before. The directions probably can help if 
available.

Jim

> 
> Thanks.
> 


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