On 10/22/2012 11:05 PM, gt wrote: > Hey guys > > is there a way to modify an installed package's version using pacman, > instead of upgrading the package. That is, only change the version in the > database, but don't actually upgrade a package. > > Alternatively can I rename the package directory inside > /var/lib/pacman/local/ and %VERSION% string inside the desc file to > achieve the same? > Yeah, in fact some times for a quick fix I don't even bother with the directory name, the desc file is enough.
