[noob] OpenBSD how to install an older version of a package
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[deleted] · 2021-06-25 09:37

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DamienCouderc · 2021-06-25 10:14

You could start by giving the version of OpenBSD you are actually
using.

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vext01 · 2021-06-25 14:51

You can't.

Why would you want that anyway?

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davidpcarey · 2021-06-25 19:24

It looks like older versions of the packages aren't even hosted on the
mirrors.  I don't think OpenBSD ever had a firefox 87 build; 6.8's was
firefox 81.

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brynet · 2021-06-26 03:36

As others have already said, you cannot install older versions of
packages than what was originally available at the time of the
release. OpenBSD does not provide backwards binary compatibility.

For Firefox specifically, you can install the ESR version that mozilla
supports, e.g: `pkg_add firefox-esr` instead of `firefox`. But note
this can be significantly older than the main package.