[15:00] <Guest25032> is there a way to install an older version of a package built in a ppa? E.g apt-get install packagename=version?
[15:01] <Guest25032> or is this functionality not available on Launchpad?
[15:02] <dobey> if the binaries are still there, yes package=version
[15:02] <dobey> same as any archive
[15:03] <dobey> i don't know how many old versions are left around in a PPA though after they are superseded
[15:04] <cjwatson> They're garbage-collected fairly quickly, typically after a day or so.  If you want to keep old versions then you should copy them somewhere else.
[15:05] <cjwatson> And once they've been superseded they won't be referenced from Packages any more, so no, apt-get install packagename=version won't work.
[15:05] <dobey> ok
[16:24] <Guest25032> thanks for the clarification!
[16:32] <bdmurray> Is there something wrong with 2 factor authentication and staging.launchpad?
[16:45] <cjwatson> I referred bdmurray to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSO/FAQs/2FA#Why_doesn.27t_my_2F_login_work_on_staging.3F on #ubuntu-release