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I'm not even close to an expert but had to do it the other day","removed":false,"published":"2025-04-25T04:28:29.692878Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://lemmy.world/comment/16662113","local":false,"path":"0.16227040","distinguished":false,"language_id":37},"creator":{"id":497139,"name":"tyrant","banned":false,"published":"2023-07-19T04:25:55.495200Z","actor_id":"https://lemmy.world/u/tyrant","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":24},"post":{"id":21388068,"name":"[SOLVED] Ok, duh, how do I remove/downgrade foreign packages now that synaptic is gone?","creator_id":14727657,"community_id":239873,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2025-04-25T01:47:04.426170Z","updated":"2025-04-26T02:25:29.634560Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"ap_id":"https://lemmy.ml/post/29119083","local":false,"language_id":37,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false},"community":{"id":239873,"name":"linuxmint","title":"Linux Mint","description":"[Linux Mint](https://www.linuxmint.com/) is a free Linux-based operating system designed for use on desktop and laptop computers.\n\nWant to see the latest news from the blog? 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(Aptitude is the OG though)","removed":false,"published":"2025-04-25T11:16:53.646381Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://mander.xyz/comment/18659486","local":false,"path":"0.16232038","distinguished":false,"language_id":0},"creator":{"id":19009,"name":"acockworkorange","banned":false,"published":"2023-06-09T02:38:09.742804Z","actor_id":"https://mander.xyz/u/acockworkorange","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":49},"post":{"id":21388068,"name":"[SOLVED] Ok, duh, how do I remove/downgrade foreign packages now that synaptic is gone?","creator_id":14727657,"community_id":239873,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2025-04-25T01:47:04.426170Z","updated":"2025-04-26T02:25:29.634560Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"ap_id":"https://lemmy.ml/post/29119083","local":false,"language_id":37,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false},"community":{"id":239873,"name":"linuxmint","title":"Linux Mint","description":"[Linux Mint](https://www.linuxmint.com/) is a free Linux-based operating system designed for use on desktop and laptop computers.\n\nWant to see the latest news from the blog? 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