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Sharanya Venkat
Sharanya Venkat
7,222 Points
Posted by Sharanya Venkat
Sharanya Venkat
7,222 Points

How to install a specific version of node using homebrew ?

I want to install node version 0.10.9 using brew. Doing 'brew install node' installs the latest version. Please help.

1 Answer

David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

Hey Sharanya,

brew search node <---- to search the versions of node you're able to download

brew unlink node <----- use this to unlink your current version of node

brew install node010 <---- install
Sharanya Venkat
Sharanya Venkat
7,222 Points
Sharanya Venkat
Sharanya Venkat
7,222 Points

Thank you David. I will give this a try :)

David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

No prob. Let me know how it goes.

Sharanya Venkat
Sharanya Venkat
7,222 Points
Sharanya Venkat
Sharanya Venkat
7,222 Points

This works.! I had no problem in installing node version 0.10.xx. Thank you for your timely help :)

David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

nice