[NCLUG] Downgrade RPM?

[BJ Tiemessen]

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Stephen Warren wrote:
> I just updated from CentOS4.4 to CentOS4.5, and it appears that the sole
> purpose of the new Python RPM was to add a chronically buggy patch that
> completely breaks os.path.realpath(), which consequently causes by
> hard-linked backups never to hardlink, because I'm pointing the
> --hard-link rsync option at the wrong path:-(
> 
> 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?

Don't forget you will have to force the old version.  "rpm -Uvh --force
python-old.rpm"

BJ
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