[SOLVED] How do I uninstall one update

poncedeleon · 08-29-2021, 06:56 PM

Running Linux Mint Alyssa. If an update is installed through the Update Manager and for some reason decide to uninstall that particular update, how do I go about that other than using Timeshift?

gentisle · 08-29-2021, 11:48 PM

You can right click on the update listed in synaptic. If synaptic is not installed,
[CODE]sudo apt install synaptic[CODE]
Then search for your app in the search box.

You can also
[CODE]sudo apt [remove or purge] some-app-you want to uninstall[CODE]

[CODE]sudo apt remove[CODE]
[CODE]sudo apt purge[CODE]
for help

ondoho · 08-30-2021, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poncedeleon

Running Linux Mint Alyssa. If an update is installed through the Update Manager and for some reason decide to uninstall that particular update, how do I go about that other than using Timeshift?

Why not use timeshift? sounds like a good solution.
Otherwise, revert each update manually to its previous version. APT history can help. But this is failed to doom if you ask me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gentisle

You can right click on the update listed in synaptic. If synaptic is not installed,
[CODE]sudo apt install synaptic[CODE]
Then search for your app in the search box.

You can also
[CODE]sudo apt [remove or purge] some-app-you want to uninstall[CODE]

[CODE]sudo apt remove[CODE]
[CODE]sudo apt purge[CODE]
for help

Considering Linux Mint's update mechanism is different from that of Ubuntu/Debian, I do not recommend this.

watchingu · 09-22-2021, 01:01 AM

I'm not intimately familiar with Linux Mint, but I do know that it's a Debian derivative.

You can do one of two things. You can see if you still have the *.deb of the prior version of the package on your system (try /var/cache/apt/archives) or you can use the Debian Snapshot repo to download the previous version of the package as a .deb. In either case, install the older version of the package as follows:

Code:

sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

Warning: Do NOT use this technique for packages like libc6. You can hose your system.

SlowCoder · 09-22-2021, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poncedeleon

Running Linux Mint Alyssa. If an update is installed through the Update Manager and for some reason decide to uninstall that particular update, how do I go about that other than using Timeshift?

Do you have a particular example of what package you're trying to downgrade, and why? Did the update cause a problem?

Some packages get installed as prerequisites to other packages. You might install chrome, and that might cause a whole list of other packages to be installed. Removing or downgrading those packages may break chrome and/or any other packages that it is a prerequisite for.

poncedeleon · 10-22-2021, 06:47 PM

All good advise. Thanks