[NCLUG] Downgrade RPM?

[Stephen Warren]

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Stephen Warren wrote:
> So, can I simply grab the CentOS4.4 RPM and install this with "rpm -Uvh
> python-oldversion.rpm", then exclude the python package in yum.conf, so
> it gets pinned? If not, how do I back out RPM updates?

Aha: "rpm --oldpackage" seems to do the trick.

And, one needs to downgrade both "python" and "python-devel" together.
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