Reverting packages to an earlier version

[Langdon Stevenson]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Langdon Stevenson wrote:
>> Just before I upgraded my fc 6.93 install to f7 approximately 124 
>> package updates were downloaded and installed by the package manager.
>>
>> It turns out that many of them are marked:  *.fc8.i386
>>
>> Since these packages have been installed many of my applications will 
>> not start.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how to revert these packages to an earlier version?
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate any assistance
> 
> If you moved beyond Fedora 7 to rawhide reverting piecemeal is likely to 
> result in breakage. If you are not interested in continuing to test the 
> development tree do a clean installation of Fedora 7.

It's a clear indication of my lack of experience/understanding of the 
Fedora development cycle.

Thank you for the advice Rahul.  Not the news I was looking for, but 
that's not your fault.  Looks like I will be doing a clean install tomorrow.

Regards,
Langdon