[arch-general] howto remove old package version

[LoneVVolf]

On 13-11-16 11:16, niya levi via arch-general wrote:
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> On 13/11/16 00:48, niya levi wrote:
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>> On 12/11/16 19:59, Damjan Georgievski wrote:
>>>> pacman -Syu
>>>> :: Starting full system upgrade...
>>>>
>>>> warning: mesa: local (13.0.0rc2-2) is newer than extra (12.0.3-3.1)
>>>> warning: mesa-libgl: local (13.0.0rc2-2) is newer than extra (12.0.3-3.1)
>>>>
>>>> how do i remove old version and install new with pacman,
>>>> have tried pacman -R but had dependency problems.
>>> you should've mentioned that this is ArchLinux Arm
>>>
>>> and yes, they reverted those packages (at leat on armv6 for
>>> raspberrypi) I dunno why, don't even care
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> hi Damjan
>> i completely misunderstood the message, i thought i had had the earlier
>> version,
>> i also thought when it came to the packages versions arch and archlinux
>> arm were the same,
>> will remember this for future reference.
>> thanks
>> shadrock
>>
> sorry my question should be about downgrading not removing,
> should i leave the version as it is or should i downgrade,
> nothing seems to be broken but not sure if it will cause problems in the
> future or with other software.
>
> shadrock
>

https://archlinuxarm.org/packages/aarch64/mesa/log

Looks like AL Arm mesa versions went like this:

12.0.3-3
13.0.0rc2-2
12.0.3-3.1
13.0.0-1

Is your mirror uptodate ?