Intalling an older version of Node via package manager on linux

[NodeNinja]

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?

[Dan Milon]

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. 

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[NodeNinja]

Dan, 

Yes I'm on archlinux

• does this command 
  

$ pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/nodejs-0.8.12

install version 0.8.12

• I already have a newer version installed (v0.10.3) how do I uninstall the newer version before installing the old version?
  

Thanks

NodeNinja

[Arunoda Susiripala]

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.

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[Dan Milon]

You don't need to uninstall the older version. It gets replaced. Read the pacman article on the archlinux wiki for more.

[NodeNinja]

I tried doing 

 pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/nodejs-0.8.12

but I get error

loading packages...

error: '/var/cache/pacman/pkg/nodejs-0.8.12': could not find or read package