Apt-Undo – A simple way of undoing Apt actions
From the author
This script can only work if you use this script instead of apt-get to install/upgrade/remove/purge/downgrade your packages.
Install Apt-undo on ubuntu
Open the terminal and run the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lkjoel/apt-undo
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-undo
Usage examples
apt-undo install yourpackages
apt-undo remove yourpackages
apt-undo purge yourpackages
apt-undo upgrade
apt-undo dist-upgrade
apt-undo install yourpackages=old.version
apt-undo install yourpackages=new.version
To undo:
apt-undo undo
# Or
apt-undo undo $HOME/.aptundo/year/month/date/yearmonthdatehourminutesseconds
# Or
bash $HOME/.aptundo/year/month/date/yearmonthdatehourminutesseconds
Via lkubuntu
apt-get is obsolete.
Try aptitude and Synaptic instead.
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install package_name
sudo aptitude remove package_name