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Don Kirkby
Don Kirkby

Reputation: 56590

Downgrade npm to an older version

I tried updating npm to see if it would solve some dependency problems we were having, and now I want to downgrade to the version the rest of the development team is using. How can I install an older version?

I updated npm according to the instructions on the About npm CLI versions:

The latest release of npm

The latest release of npm is the most recent stable version. When you install Node.js, npm is automatically installed. However, npm is released more frequently than Node.js, so to install the latest stable version of npm, on the command line, run:

npm install npm@latest -g

Upvotes: 352

Views: 675283

Answers (6)

arjepaks
arjepaks

Reputation: 21

For windows, you need to delete npm* folder in C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\npm* . Uninstall node js and reinstall them again with its compatible npm version.

Upvotes: 2

Dinesh Halpage
Dinesh Halpage

Reputation: 109

NVM (Node Version Manager) is also an option. Installation is here.

We can downgrade/upgrade node versions on the fly by using this tool.

Usage:

nvm -v
nvm install vX.Y.Z
nvm ls
nvm list available
nvm use X.Y.Z

Upvotes: 0

Parvinder Kumar
Parvinder Kumar

Reputation: 833

Just need to add version of which you want

upgrade or downgrade

npm install -g npm@version

Example if you want to downgrade from npm 5.6.0 to 4.6.1 then,

npm install -g [email protected]

It is tested on linux

Upvotes: 70

moyo
moyo

Reputation: 1402

npm install -g npm@4

This will install the latest version on the major release 4, so no need to specify version number. Replace 4 with whatever major release you want.

Upvotes: 34

Don Kirkby
Don Kirkby

Reputation: 56590

Just replace @latest with the version number you want to downgrade to. I wanted to downgrade to version 3.10.10, so I used this command:

npm install -g [email protected]

If you're not sure which version you should use, look at the version history. For example, you can see that 3.10.10 is the latest version of npm 3.

Upvotes: 563

Zaw Than oo
Zaw Than oo

Reputation: 9935

Even I run npm install -g npm@4, it is not ok for me.

Finally, I download and install the old node.js version.

https://nodejs.org/download/release/v7.10.1/

It is npm version 4.

You can choose any version here https://nodejs.org/download/release/

Upvotes: 6

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