How to install a previous exact version of a NPM package

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I used nvm to download node v0 4 10 and installed npm to work with that version of node    I am trying to install express using   npm install express -g   and I get an error that express requires node version    0 5 0    Well  this is odd  since I am following the directions for a node express mongodb tutorial here that used node v0 4 10  so I am assuming express is was available to node v0 4 10  If my assumption is correct  how do I tell npm to fetch a version that would work with my setup

User · Accepted Answer

If you have to install an older version of a package, just specify it

npm install <package>@<version>

For example: npm install [email protected]

You can also add the --save flag to that command to add it to your package.json dependencies, or --save --save-exact flags if you want that exact version specified in your package.json dependencies.

The install command is documented here: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install

If you're not sure what versions of a package are available, you can use:

npm view <package> versions

And npm view can be used for viewing other things about a package too. https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/view

User · Answer

npm install  -g npm version  in which you want to downgrade  npm install  -g npm 3 10 10

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On Ubuntu you can try this command   sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable    Specific version   sudo n 8 11 3 instead of sudo n stable

User · Answer

You can use the following command to install a previous version of an npm package   npm install packagename version

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you can update your npm package by using this command   npm install  lt package name gt   lt version number gt   example  npm install yargs 12 02

User · Answer

First remove old version  then run literally the following   npm install express 3 X   and for stable or recent   npm install -g npm latest       For the last stable version npm install -g npm next         For the most recent release

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It s quite easy  Just write this  for example   npm install -g npm 4 6 1   Or   npm install -g npm latest       For the last stable version npm install -g npm next         For the most recent release

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For yarn users   yarn add package name version number

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In my opinion that is easiest and fastest way     npm -v  4 2 0     npm install -g npm latest-3         npm -v  3 10 10

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I have a general way to solve this type of problems  which could be helpful too   especially when cloning repositories to run them locally  but requires a little more analysis of the versions   With the package npm-check-updates I verify the versions of the packages  according to the package json file  that are not declared in their latest available versions  as shown in the figure  https   www npmjs com package npm-check-updates      With this information we can verify the update status of the different packages and make decisions as to which packages to upgrade   degrade and which ones do not   Assuming that we decided to update all the packages as they are listed  we can use the ncu -u command which only modifies your package json file  Run npm install to update your installed packages and package-lock json   Then  depending on the requirements of the repository  we can refine what is needed  installing the specific versions with  npm view  lt package gt  versions and  npm install  lt package gt   lt version gt

[node.js] How to install a previous exact version of a NPM package?

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