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[#]: subject: "How to Downgrade Flatpak Packages in Linux"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/downgrade-flatpak-packages/"
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[#]: author: "Sagar Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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[#]: translator: "geekpi"
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How to Downgrade Flatpak Packages in Linux
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Technically, minor or point release updates are released to solve issues. But things may get worse when some updates break your current workflow.
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Whether a Flatpak package or Snap, everything breaks at some point when there is an issue. Being a sandboxed packaging solution, it may not affect the entire system, but if you encounter a bug that makes your app experience worse, you may regret the update.
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For example, the previous update of [Black Box][1] was bundled with certain bugs, and I could not select text! Developers have solved this issue now, but until they did not, I downgraded that specific package to make things work.
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So, if you want to downgrade a specific app installed as a Flatpak, you can follow this guide.
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### Downgrade Flatpak packages in Linux
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**Disclaimer:** Unlike installing Flatpaks, you need **sudo** privileges to downgrade Flatpak packages. And if your user doesn’t have them, you can follow our detailed guide on [how to give sudo access to users][2].
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**Recommended Read**: [How to Apply GTK Themes on Flatpak Applications][3]
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Here are the steps below:
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#### 1. Get the Application ID of the Package
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The first step is to find the Application ID of the package you want to downgrade. You can easily find it by listing the installed packages:
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```
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flatpak list --app
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```
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![find flatpak package id in linux][4]
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Note down the application ID of the package you want to downgrade.
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Here, I am going to downgrade the Black Box, so my application ID will be `com.raggesilver.BlackBox`.
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#### 2. List previous releases and get the commit code
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Once you get the application ID, you’d need to list the previous releases.
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You can easily do this by following the given command syntax:
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```
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flatpak remote-info --log flathub <Application ID>
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```
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![find previous releases in flatpak][5]
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Once you find the preferred previous release, copy the commit code as shown above.
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#### 3. Downgrade the Flatpack package
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Once you follow the first two steps, you should have the following:
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- Application ID of the package.
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- Commit code of preferred older release.
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Now, you have to put them in the following command:
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```
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sudo flatpak update --commit=<commit_code> <Application ID>
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```
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As I’m downgrading Black Box to the previous release, I’ll be using the following command:
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```
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sudo flatpak update --commit=c4ef3f4be655cbe2559451a9ef5977ab28139c54bb5adbd7db812f3482bd0db5 com.raggesilver.BlackBox
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```
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![downgrade flatpak package in linux][6]
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And that’s it!
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To check whether you have successfully downgraded the package, you can list the packages that need to be updated (considering everything else is up-to-date). It should include the name of the package that you have recently downgraded:
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```
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flatpak update
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```
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![downgrade flatpak package][7]
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And as you can see, the Black Box is outdated and needs to be updated, meaning the package has been downgraded successfully!
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### Wrapping Up
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In this quick tutorial, I explained how you downgrade Flatpak packages, and I hope you find this helpful.
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And if you have any queries or suggestions, let me know in the comments.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/downgrade-flatpak-packages/
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作者：[Sagar Sharma][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/blackbox-terminal/
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[2]: https://itsfoss.com/add-sudo-user-ubuntu/
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-app-apply-theme/
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/find-flatpak-package-id-in-linux.png
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/find-previous-releases-in-flatpak-1.png
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/downgrade-flatpak-package-in-linux.png
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/downgrade-flatpak-package.png
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