I think the best thing you can do is, avoid package managers.
Use a tool like nvm - https://github.com/creationix/nvm

It just work.


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Dan Milon <[email protected]> wrote:

> I assume you're on archlinux.
>
> No, the repositories hold only the latest version. If you have previously
> installed a previous version you can
>
>     $ pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/nodejs-...
>
> You might wanna hold the package so it doesn't get automatically updated.
> Or use nvm if you find yourself changing versions frequently.
>
> On 9 Απρ 2013, at 9:50 π.μ., NodeNinja <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I installed node latest version (v0.10.3) via
>
> pacman -S nodejs
>
> but now I want to go back to an older version
>
> like v0.8.xx
>
> 1. How do I install this version via package manager.
>
> 2. Would I need to uninstall the newer version before doing this?
>
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