Reversing broken updates

[James Taylor]

James Taylor wrote:

> scar wrote:
> 
>> James Taylor wrote:
>>
>>> I would like to know how best to revert to an earlier version of 
>>> PulseAudio. The reason is that an update to PulseAudio broke my ability 
>>> to capture sound on my netbook.
>> 
>> you can use synaptic package manager (in system > administration).
>> search for pulseaudio, then highlight the package.  now, select package
>> force version and you can downgrade it.
> 
> Ok, I'll try that. Thanks.
> 
> But first, another backup... ;-)

D'Oh! I've just discovered that aptitude has the same feature. Somehow I 
missed it, but once I knew it was possible in Synaptic, I tried harder 
and found it. In aptitude you just select the package and press v which 
then shows the available versions, cursor to the right one, and install 
it in the normal way. Easy when you know how. I mention it here for 
future reference.

Thanks again.
-- 
James Taylor