08-05-2011
Well, if you download the .rpm package and install via "rpm -i package" instead of -U (upgrade) the old one should be kept, in case you want to deinstall the latest.
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NAME
apt-build - Fetch sources and build packages optimized for your architecture.
SYNOPSIS
apt-build [ options ] [ update ] [ upgrade ] [ world ] [ install pkg ] [ remove pkg ] [ info pkg ]
DESCRIPTION
apt-build is an apt-get frontend to build and install architecture optimized packages.
COMMANDS
update Retrieve new lists of packages
upgrade
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world Rebuild your system
install
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info Info on a package which could be built
remove Remove packages
clean-build
Erase built packages
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Build source without installing them
update-source
Update sources and rebuild them if they are missing in the repository
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OPTIONS
--help
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--remove-builddep
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--no-source
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--build-dir
Specify build-dir
--build-only
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--rebuild
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--reinstall
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Prefix to strip on patch (0 = -p0, 1 = -p1 ...)
--yes, -y
Assume yes
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--sources-list
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Force yes
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Do not download source (sources are extracted already)
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