Downgrade npm to an older version
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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 installation page:
>## Updating npm ##
>
>Node comes with npm installed so you should have a version of npm. However, npm gets updated more frequently than Node does, so you'll want to make sure it's the latest version.
>
>npm install npm@latest -g
node.js Solutions
Solution 1 - node.js
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 npm@3.10.10
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.
Solution 2 - node.js
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 npm@4.6.1
It is tested on linux
Solution 3 - node.js
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.
Solution 4 - node.js
To downgrade NPM to a specific version, you can use the following command:
npm install -g npm@[version_number]
Instead of using the @latest tag, you can use the number of the desired version you want,
for example:
npm install -g [email protected]
Solution 5 - node.js
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/
Solution 6 - node.js
Before doing that Download Node Js 8.11.3 from the URL: download
Open command prompt and run this:
npm install -g [email protected]
use this version this is the stable version which works along with cordova 7.1.0
for installing cordova use : • npm install -g [email protected]
• Run command
• Cordova platform remove android (if you have old android code or code is having some issue)
• Cordova platform add android : for building android app in cordova Running: Corodva run android
Solution 7 - node.js
No need for uninstalling and then reinstalling even, just install npm with the designated version globally
>npm install -g npm@version
For example
>npm install -g npm@6.14.12