The problem🔗
Sometimes the need arises to run an old package version on Arch. For example you could have a really, really derpy stock broker with such an outdated UI that it requires some forsaken version of Firefox to get going.
The solution🔗
First, locate the package version you want in the Arch archive.
Then, extract the libs of the old package somewhere in /opt
, for example /opt/firefox-libs
Finally, override LD_LIBRARY_PATH
when starting the program:
Last update: 2023-01-02