Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-security (17 mails)

[Ralf Ronneburger <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Susan,

you can always "update" to the old package with

rpm -U --oldpackage <old-package.rpm>

Greetings,

Ralf


Am 06.05.2010 13:28, schrieb Susan Dittmar:
> Dear folks,
>
> my internet search skill seems to have abandonned me today. So I turn to
> you for hints on where to find information.
>
> What I need is a way to ensure I can undo any openSUSE 11.2 security update
> in case it spoils something.
>
> In the last years now and then security updates rendered parts of our
> system unusable. Most of those problems stemmed from custom-made
> applications that relied on certain architecture which had changed between
> versions and no longer held true after the update. While of course the
> openSUSE team cannot be held responsible for things they do not even know
> about, it leaves me very wary of any updates. Thus my question about any
> mechanisms to make sure I can undo updates.
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers,
>
>       Susan Dittmar

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