I'm happy to announce that we've updated our CentOS Stream 8 repository pipeline to merge new composes rather than replacing the previous content. This will give users the ability to `dnf downgrade` packages easily. Most packages don't have multiple versions available yet, but going forward more package versions will be added. You can see if a package is downgradable by asking dnf to show the available duplicates.
# dnf --quiet list --available --showduplicates openssh Available Packages openssh.x86_64 8.0p1-5.el8 baseos openssh.x86_64 8.0p1-7.el8 baseos openssh.x86_64 8.0p1-8.el8 baseos
Due to space limitations we won't be able to keep all packages versions forever, but the intention is to have at least one downgrade version available for most packages. This will make it easier for users to identify if a recent update caused a regression and file a more detailed bug report.
On 5/5/21 8:02 PM, Carl George wrote:
the intention is to have at least one downgrade version available for most packages. This will make it easier for users to identify if a recent update caused a regression and file a more detailed bug report.
That's wonderful news! This has been one of the most cited barriers to adoption I've seen.
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 8:57 PM Gordon Messmer gordon.messmer@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/5/21 8:02 PM, Carl George wrote:
the intention is to have at least one downgrade version available for most packages. This will make it easier for users to
identify
if a recent update caused a regression and file a more detailed bug
report.
That's wonderful news! This has been one of the most cited barriers to adoption I've seen.
Thank you for doing this. I'm sure alot of KDE users want to thank you as well.
[root@centos8-stream]# dnf --quiet list --available --showduplicates qt5-qtbase.x86_64 Available Packages qt5-qtbase.x86_64 5.12.5-8.el8 appstream qt5-qtbase.x86_64 5.15.2-2.el8 appstream
As exciting as a newer qt5 is, it takes some time to get it built and available.
Troy
On 06/05/2021 14:25, Troy Dawson wrote:
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 8:57 PM Gordon Messmer <gordon.messmer@gmail.com mailto:gordon.messmer@gmail.com> wrote:
On 5/5/21 8:02 PM, Carl George wrote: > the intention is to have at least one downgrade version > available for most packages. This will make it easier for users to identify > if a recent update caused a regression and file a more detailed bug report. That's wonderful news! This has been one of the most cited barriers to adoption I've seen.Thank you for doing this.
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Thank you Carl. Agreed, this is a really important step forward for Stream.
On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 8:33 AM Carl George carl@redhat.com wrote:
I'm happy to announce that we've updated our CentOS Stream 8 repository pipeline to merge new composes rather than replacing the previous content. This will give users the ability to `dnf downgrade` packages easily. Most packages don't have multiple versions available yet, but going forward more package versions will be added. You can see if a package is downgradable by asking dnf to show the available duplicates.
Thanks, This is great news !!
# dnf --quiet list --available --showduplicates openssh Available Packages openssh.x86_64 8.0p1-5.el8 baseos openssh.x86_64 8.0p1-7.el8 baseos openssh.x86_64 8.0p1-8.el8 baseos
Due to space limitations we won't be able to keep all packages versions forever, but the intention is to have at least one downgrade version available for most packages. This will make it easier for users to identify if a recent update caused a regression and file a more detailed bug report.
-- Carl George
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