Installing a particular version of the pacakge in Debian

Am 16. Aug, 2002 schwätzte Sundar Narayanasamy so:

> How do I install a particular version of a pacakge in Debian?

apt-get install <package>=<version_number>

e.g.:

apt-get install apt=0.5.4

To find out what versions are available:

apt-cache show <package> | grep ^Vers

e.g.:

apt-cache show apt | grep ^Vers

ciao,

der.hans
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