Pacdate

Automate downgrading Archlinux packages to a specific date with pacman.

Getting Started

Dependencies

• Pacman

Installing

You can run this script from anywhere, but it can be easily installed to a system via the AUR.

Executing program

To downgrade the entire system to a specific date in the past use:

pacdate 2023/11/26

Make sure you use YYYY/MM/DD format.

Add package names to the end of the command separated by spaces to only act on specific packages:

pacdate 2023/11/13 blender

Known Issues

• Currently gives errors when it encounters a package that does not exist in the archive repo (AUR packages)

Version History

• 1.1.0
  • Cleaned up the code
  • Reduced the number of times pacman will force sync the package database
  • Added prompt for packages required by input packages
  • Prevents updating the same package in a dependency loop
• 1.0.0
  • Initial Release