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minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s about remembering that you did. I have no idea what changes I’ve made to my ancient Ubuntu box so if an upgrade borks my system again I’m SOL Also, a Nix upgrade won’t break your system, unlike Ubuntu
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYeah, better to use Arch or nix to avoid system breakage 👌
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIf you need rollbacks, of course. I don’t.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYou need them like you need fire extinguishers My Ubuntu LTS upgrade failed. Would have killed for a rollback
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYou need fire extinguishers if you have something worth saving.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSometimes I just want to roll back one piece of software. Try doing that with flatpak
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWouldn’t flatpak uninstall do that? Or what do you mean “roll back” in this case?
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoUninstall uninstalls the package. I want to use an older working version
It’s about remembering that you did. I have no idea what changes I’ve made to my ancient Ubuntu box so if an upgrade borks my system again I’m SOL
Also, a Nix upgrade won’t break your system, unlike Ubuntu
Yeah, better to use Arch or nix to avoid system breakage 👌
Nix, yes, because it has rollbacks
If you need rollbacks, of course. I don’t.
You need them like you need fire extinguishers
My Ubuntu LTS upgrade failed. Would have killed for a rollback
You need fire extinguishers if you have something worth saving.
Sometimes I just want to roll back one piece of software. Try doing that with flatpak
Wouldn’t
flatpak uninstalldo that? Or what do you mean “roll back” in this case?Uninstall uninstalls the package. I want to use an older working version