How to install a previous exact version of a NPM package?

To install a specific version of an npm package, you can use the npm install command along with the package name and the desired version number. Here's the syntax:

npm install <package_name>@<version_number>

Replace <package_name> with the name of the package and <version_number> with the specific version you want to install.

For example, to install version 1.2.3 of a package named "example-package," you would run:

npm install example-package@1.2.3

Additionally, you can use other version specifiers, such as tilde (~) or caret (^), to specify version ranges. For example:

npm install example-package@^1.2.0

This would install the latest version compatible with version 1.2.0.

If you want to install a specific version globally, you can use the -g flag:

npm install -g example-package@1.2.3

Keep in mind that specifying exact versions may lead to potential issues in the long term, as you won't automatically receive updates. It's generally a good practice to use version ranges or semver specifiers when possible.

Got an article suggestion? Let us know

Explore more

Node.js npm

Monitoring Linux Servers with Prometheus and Node Exporter

This guide will teach you how to install and configure Prometheus and Node Exporter for monitoring your Linux servers

Guides

How to use multiple node versions on the same machine?

Questions

How to read environment variables in Node.js

Questions

How can I uninstall npm modules in Node.js?

Questions

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.