Can I rollback to 2.2.8 in Ubuntu 18.04?

[OldGeezer]

When I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 it automatically installed version 3.0.8. I did have 2.2.4 in 16.04. I still use 2.2.8 on my Windows 8.1 machine. I had tried upgrading on it & nothing above Weatherwax was compatible with my video driver. I had no problem downgrading back.

I am having numerous problems with Vetinari on Ubuntu. Sometimes when changing episodes, even in the same series the video effects completely change. The screen gets very bright & I have to tweak it all over again. Weatherwax did not have a save button on the effects. I just stayed the same unless you changed it. Unchecking adjust image is not an option. In either version it is too dark.

3.0.8 is buggy. Sometimes if you jump ahead or back either with the mouse wheel or or hotkeys, it freezes & then closes. When using the mouse wheel it moves very slow & sluggish compared to Weatherwax. Sometimes when changing episodes, it plays a few seconds & then changes again. I go back to the one it cut out on & then it plays with no problem.

I am pretty much a Linux newbie. A friend installed Ubuntu for me & set it up to be more "user friendly" for a Windows user. I have lost contact with him. It seems the only way to install a program is to either use the Ubuntu software center or the command prompt. You tell it to get an app & it will only install the latest version if it works for me at all. If it's not in the software center I am sometimes just out of luck.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

In principles, you can uninstall the package, temporarily switch your Debian repository to Ubuntu 16.04, then reinstall. It's likely to fail due to conflicts.

The other option is to build from sources.

[OldGeezer]

In principles, you can uninstall the package, temporarily switch your Debian repository to Ubuntu 16.04, then reinstall. It's likely to fail due to conflicts.
The other option is to build from sources.

As I said, I'm a Linux newbie. I don't have a clue how to do what you posted. From my experience, you are probably right. Likely to fail. Linux missed an opportunity to gain millions like me who didn't want to be forced to Windows 10. I wouldn't even be using it if my friend hadn't wrote scripts & programs to simplify things. Instead of typing a lot of code, I just click icons he set up. Seems like they don't want anyone but nerds using it.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

It's easier to install VLC on Ubuntu than on Windows. And you can get an old version of VLC on Ubuntu or on Windows.

Of course Ubuntu is not going out of its way to make it easy to install an old unsupported software version with security issues. Why would they confuse regular users with a choice of version between the current supported version or an old unsupported buggy one?

[OldGeezer]

Of course Ubuntu is not going out of its way to make it easy to install an old unsupported software version with security issues. Why would they confuse regular users with a choice of version between the current supported version or an old unsupported buggy one?

The problem is it is the latest version that is buggy for me. 2.2.8 has always worked great in Windows. Before I upgraded from Ubuntu 16.4 to 18.4, I was using VLC 2.2.4. & it also had no problems.They made no attempt to upgrade me. In fact I tried once to upgrade from the menu & it did not work. It seems that I really have had little luck installing any program except from the software center. I have tried installing programs I have found on sites with most not working for me. Often even when the konsole showed a program installed, I can't figure out how to bring up the program. I'm sure someone with more skills could have better luck. If you are a newbie like me you will take what the Ubuntu team gives you. I still have Window 8.1 to run some very good video & audio processing programs that I just can't find any Linux program as good. I won't mention the names because I saw there is a rule about discussing non open source software.