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Re: plotting to Postscript doesn't work?


From: Dirk Eddelbuettel
Subject: Re: plotting to Postscript doesn't work?
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 18:11:07 -0600
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On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 12:22:07AM +0100, Bart Vandewoestyne wrote:
> forsythe:~# apt-get install octave2.1=2.1.50
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> E: Version '2.1.50' for 'octave2.1' was not found

Of course, you also need testing entries in your /etc/apt/sources.list.
That probably stopped you here.

> >- - Alternatively, as the Debian testing package is 2.1.50-3, you can try
> >*untested*:
> >apt-get install -t testing octave2.1
> 
> This command worked, but the version still seems to be 2.1.52:
> 
> forsythe:~# apt-get install -t testing octave2.1
> ...
> Unpacking octave2.1 (from .../octave2.1_2.1.52-1_i386.deb) ...
> Setting up octave2.1 (2.1.52-1) ...

See above.

> Downgrading Debian packages has never been a hobby of mine... ;-)
> I guess I'll stick to 2.1.52 for now...

You could use 

a) apt-get install octave2.1/testing
b) apt-get -t testing octave2.1
c) dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/octave2.1_2.1.50-3_i386.deb
   [ if you still have it sitting there ... ]
d) the download-only option of apt-get, and then install via dpkg
   as in c)
e) do it manually with a ftp or web browser, then use dpkg 

Hth, Dirk

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