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0 pointsgapan3y ago0 comments

While I generally agree with you with respect to the mindset, it is actually possible to downgrade a flatpak [1]. It is rather involved, but possible. I have done it to downgrade cheese (the webcam app) since newer versions don't have the filters that older ones did, at least not for me.

[1]: https://itsfoss.com/downgrade-flatpak-packages/

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UltimateEdge3y ago

> it is actually possible to downgrade a flatpak

Only when the version you want to downgrade to happens to be within the last 10 versions! Why 10? Beats me!

Case in point: the flatpak package for the Element messaging client seems to be the preferred installation method for non-debian distros. But for many users, encrypted message search is broken! [1] [2] Some users claim that downgrading can fix the issue, but the flatpak has been updated too many times now for any user to downgrade to an old enough version - tough luck!

[1] https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues?q=is%3Aissue... [2] https://github.com/flathub/im.riot.Riot/issues?q=is%3Aissue+...

bandrami3y ago

It is! I have to do it with Mixxx because of some weird GL bugs they're having in 2.3.3. But it's a privileged operation compared to upgrading, which is crazy.

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