[wplug] Xserver debug leads to questions

[Brandon Kuczenski]

On Sun, 28 May 2006, Brian Sammon wrote:

>>> So, I would kind of like to downgrade to the functional version of the
>>> code that I used to run.  Now, xserver-xfree86 is still in the Debian
>>> stable distribution, but in the testing distribution xserver-xorg is a
>>> dependency for xserver-xfree86.  It seems to me that if I installed
>>> the stable xserver then I'd be back to my desired functionality.  Is
>>> there an apt-fu way to do that?
>>>
>>> Thanks and regards,
>>> Brandon
>>
>> Absolutely! It's called "pinning", and it's perfect for such situations.
>
> Actually, there may be a simpler solution:
>  First of all, to immediately downgrade your xserver-xfree86, simply do:
>    apt-get install xserver-xfree86/stable

Thank you both.  You're splendid.

-Brandon