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Downgrade gpg
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Hi, may I know how to downgrade gpg? I just upgraded it to 2.2.32, and would like to downgrade it.

Thank you!

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dingyis created this task.Oct 7 2021, 7:09 AM
• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Oct 7 2021, 8:29 AM

You should never ever downgrade. What is the problem with the new 2.2.32?

• ikloecker added a subscriber: • ikloecker.Oct 7 2021, 8:45 AM

The usual procedure for downgrading is

  1. Uninstall the currently installed version
  2. Install the older version

But, as Werner wrote, it's usually not a good idea to downgrade a piece of software because often newer versions contain security fixes that you don't want to miss.

• werner edited projects, added Support, Info Needed; removed Bug Report.Oct 7 2021, 5:34 PM
dingyis added a comment.Oct 7 2021, 7:23 PM

Thank you so much for your explanation.
I just want to try with older version. Because when I try to run

gpg --keyserver keys.openpgp.org --send-keys <keyID>

It shows error:

gpg: sending key A25577D560B77ECE to hkp://keys.openpgp.org
gpg: keyserver send failed: Operation timed out
gpg: keyserver send failed: Operation timed out

You try with 2.2.27, and it works.

dingyis added a comment.Oct 7 2021, 7:42 PM

And it shows

gpg: NOTE: THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT VERSION!
gpg: It is only intended for test purposes and should NOT be
gpg: used in a production environment or with production keys!

May I uninstall the development version and use the stable version?

• ikloecker added a comment.Oct 8 2021, 9:17 AM

Sure.

• werner closed this task as Resolved.Oct 8 2021, 3:19 PM
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