From d2f95ab2ad8811a59d58b87a40fcab3b35ec9a2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrik Dufresne <patrik@ikus-soft.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 08:33:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Allow downgrades in apt-get simulation

If any package should be downgraded, apt return a single error without listing package to be upgraded. e.g.:
```
E: Packages were downgraded and -y was used without --allow-downgrades.
```
---
 agents/plugins/mk_apt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/agents/plugins/mk_apt b/agents/plugins/mk_apt
index 460f764ab0c..620e0e16c52 100755
--- a/agents/plugins/mk_apt
+++ b/agents/plugins/mk_apt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ check_apt_update() {
         # 1397BC53640DB551
         apt-get update -qq 2>/dev/null
     fi
-    apt-get -o 'Debug::NoLocking=true' -o 'APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note=false' -s -qq "$UPGRADE" | grep -v '^Conf'
+    apt-get --allow-downgrades -o 'Debug::NoLocking=true' -o 'APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note=false' -s -qq "$UPGRADE" | grep -v '^Conf'
 }
 
 if type apt-get >/dev/null; then