Paul's Weblog 8/7/2025

ProTip™: Rollback a Homebrew Package

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This technical article details a non-trivial, hack-ish method to downgrade a Homebrew package to a specific version. It provides a step-by-step command sequence using `brew tap-new`, `brew extract`, and `brew install`, and explains how to find the required version number for your specific package, using freetds as an example.

ProTip™: Rollback a Homebrew Package

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