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I've checked this answer, but it didn't work for me.

I want to use the older version of xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin. I issued the following command. (as per the instructions in the referred answer)

sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin 1.4

It resulted as this.

Can somebody guide me to install the older version of whisker menu which was a nice single-column menu bar?

Niranjan
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  • Also include the complete output from your command not just the error message it says. – Thomas Ward Oct 11 '19 at 13:45
  • It's 16.4 with xfce4 desktop. – Niranjan Oct 11 '19 at 13:45
  • @ThomasWard https://pastebin.com/F4tLrwz8 – Niranjan Oct 11 '19 at 13:47
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    My guess is that it's probably not possible. A plugin, by definition, fits into something else. So you'll need to downgrade other things. In any case, you first need to resolve the "you have held broken packages". That is a major issue by itself. – DK Bose Oct 11 '19 at 13:54
  • @DKBose Your guess was right. I tried showpkg command suggested by @ob2 which provides only version 1.5.1 (which is exactly what I have.) Can you suggest a way to resolve "you have held broken packages" issue? – Niranjan Oct 11 '19 at 13:57
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    See https://askubuntu.com/questions/223237/unable-to-correct-problems-you-have-held-broken-packages and other similar questions. – DK Bose Oct 11 '19 at 14:06

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Here how I downgrade a package. First look for available version:

apt-cache showpkg <pkg_name>

Check available version under Provides:. Then downgrade your package with

apt install <pkg_name>=<version>

By exemple for me:

apt-cache showpkg xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin

Returns:

Provides: 
2.3.1-1 - 
1.6.2-1 -

Finally to install version 1.6.2-1 (in case of 2.3.1-1 is installed)

apt install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin=1.6.2-1

Note that command can fails if some dependencies needs to be downgraded as well.

ob2
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