I'm afraid I do not have the time to argue further about most of this;
sorry. I'll respond to this part:
On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 09:53:44PM -0000, André Pirard wrote:
> > However, it's possible to download old versions from
> > launchpad.net.
> Interesting hidden info. Could you be specific and show how to to download, for example, the previous or 3-numbers-old version of Ubuntu Firefox? Or of any package.
I'm afraid I do not have the time to argue further about most of this;
sorry. I'll respond to this part:
On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 09:53:44PM -0000, André Pirard wrote:
> > However, it's possible to download old versions from
> > launchpad.net.
> Interesting hidden info. Could you be specific and show how to to download, for example, the previous or 3-numbers-old version of Ubuntu Firefox? Or of any package.
Using a web browser, start here and follow links:
https:/ /launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ firefox/ +publishinghist ory
More programmatically, this is all available via the Launchpad API - package_ publishing_ history
binary packages can be fetched from binary_
objects:
https:/ /help.launchpad .net/API/ launchpadlib