How to downgrade Deluge to the last stable version?

[John Kowalski]

How to downgrade Deluge to the last stable version 2.1.1? Alternatively, , when 2.1.2 will be released?
The story:
I switched to Linux and my Mint 22.1 distro installed the Deluge 2.1.2.dev0, even though I never wanted any non-stable software.
My torrent site does not whitelist any non stable versions, so I cannot down or upload anything.
I tried to download Deluge 2.1.1 but I am not offered any choice, instead a software instaler tell me, that I already have Deluge and shuts down.
Any suggestions?
P.S. Thanks for the best torrent client there is.

[ambipro]

Uninstall, and then you can install using pip, which is what I recommend to most people.

If you do not have python installed, it's very easy to install (3.10 should be available) - barring that you can install from the PPA or google for ways to install.

2.1.1 is the latest stable release and available via both methods.

[John Kowalski]

Thanks for your help
I did this.
Python was deinstalled together with Deluge 2.1.2 (even though I only marked Deluge for removal in Synaptic).
Then installed Python and then run:
pip install deluge[all]
and was told that it was
error: externally-managed-environment

Interestingly, when I went to the official Deluge download page:
https://deluge-torrent.org/download/
and selected uUbuntu, I was asked if I wanted the installer to run it.

And it again installed 2.1.2dev0


below is the rest of the "error: externally-managed-environment" message.

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.

If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.

If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application,
it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a
virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed.

See /usr/share/doc/python3.12/README.venv for more information.

note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.

[ambipro]

You will need to look into creating a virtual environment for python

[John Kowalski]

It shouldn't b that hard to install Deluge 2.1.1 in indeed it is a latest stable version.
It appears - at least to me - that the reason I have these difficulties, is that there simply isn't any 2.1.1 is repositories - at least not in ones I could find.
There seems to be 2.0.3 and then 2.1.2
Heve a look in here:
https://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/deluge/
or
https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/ ... /d/deluge/
Also, I tried to just get a Deluge_2.1.1.deb and I could find:
deluge_2.1.1-1build1_all.deb
but dependencies do not resolve in Mint 22.1
All sites that have Deluge available for Download - like Softpedia, etc eventually point to Deluge official download site which serves 2.1.2.dev0
I think I will have to wait until 2.1.2 will becaome official.

[mhertz]

Deluge 2.1.2.dev0 is stable v2.1.1.

I previously said it was a dev build, which was wrong and I apologize for that, sorry folks.

[John Kowalski]

Why don't they mark it as such?
Let them mark it as 2.1.1 or 2.1.2 so that it is not banned a some sites as unstable version.

[ambipro]

Why don't they mark it as such?
Let them mark it as 2.1.1 or 2.1.2 so that it is not banned a some sites as unstable version.

We don't have control over the repositories that others run, and thus recommend using the official PPA or pypi (pip) to install, or some of the docker containers mentioned here by moderators such as myself.