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Downgrade Ubuntu 10.10

Asked by Burkhard maedler

Because of the broken XDMCP-server in 10.10, I need to downgrade to 9.10 (10.04 was a terrible release).
How can I downgrade from 10.10 to Ubuntu 9.10 without loosing any configuration etc.?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You must reinstall if you want the older release. You can then restore your configs etc from your backup.

There is no way to "downgrade" from a newer release to an older release.

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Burkhard maedler (bmaedler) said : 		#2

Thanks, that answers my question although not satisfactory.
Why do push the Ubuntu developers a new release out if something as fundamental as XDMCP isn't properly integrated?
No complains ever again about Windows.
The broken XDMCP was not on the release notes before I installed their 10.10 - that really sucks.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Log a bug