Good to know. The fix is relatively easy if you’re at the console.
IMHO there is no way to downgrade if you not restore a backup of the disk. Reseting to stable is not a downgrade.
I have fixed the updater bugs in git but the builders are not finished yet. Fresh installations not have this problems.
https://nightly.ipfire.org/master/2021-03-12%2014:46:18%20+0000-103950e0/
I will post a note here after the rebuild is available.
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Anyway, what I do for the return in 154…
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In SSH / shell, edit the /opt/pakfire/db/core/mine and change current core update to an older one, for eg. :
nano /opt/pakfire/db/core/mine > 155 to 153 > Save and exit
or
echo 153 > /opt/pakfire/db/core/mine -
Go to GUI > Pakfire and run a new update from stable branch (today at 154)
Warning. Don’t set it back too far back. This can result in a messed up installation because you mix old and newer files. The core updates contain only the changed files from one version to another so set back to 153 and reinstall core154 not result in a correct core154 installation.
Set it back to 154 and reinstall core155.
Now the updater should work.
Ok, thanks !
Hello,
thanks for the fast fix!
And if you have no local access, this worked/helped for me (done on Windows system with cygwin):
mkdir -p opt/pakfire/db/core
echo 153 > opt/pakfire/db/core/mine
tar czf reload.ipk opt
Load the resulting reload.ipk in the GUI (System → Backup → Restore).
And redo the update.
Thanks again,
Uwe
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Top tip!
Saved me lugging keyboard and monitor to firewall.
SSH now working.
Thanks 
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