How to Rollback an Upgrade

Prerequisites

Before rolling back, make sure you have:

• SSH access to your VPS
• Root or sudo privileges
• Snapshot or backup taken before upgrade

Method 1: Restore from Hostxpeed Snapshot (Recommended)

If you took a snapshot before upgrading:

1. Log in to Hostxpeed Client Area
2. Go to My Services → Your VPS
3. Find Snapshots section
4. Select the snapshot taken before upgrade
5. Click Restore

Method 2: Downgrade Specific Package (APT)

sudo apt install package_name=previous_version

To see available versions:

apt-cache policy package_name

Method 3: Hold a Package to Prevent Future Upgrades

sudo apt-mark hold package_name

Unhold:

sudo apt-mark unhold package_name

Method 4: Revert Kernel Upgrade

Select previous kernel in GRUB boot menu, then remove problematic kernel:

dpkg --list | grep linux-image
sudo apt remove linux-image-5.x.x-xx-generic

Method 5: Use apt-get install --reinstall

sudo apt-get install --reinstall package_name=previous_version

Method 6: Restore from File Backup

If you have file backups, restore critical directories:

rsync -avz /backup/etc/ /etc/
rsync -avz /backup/var/www/ /var/www/