How to install a specific version of a package
See what versions are available
To see what versions of a package are available, use the command
# apt-cache show <package_name>
This will give you a description of the package and some other stuff like md5 and sha hashs.
You can also run,
# apt-cache showpkg <package_name>
and that will show a little less information. Try them both.
Install the specific version
Once you have your version number, you can use the following command,
# apt-get install <package_name>=<version#>
An example would be version 0.45.1-1 of inkscape.
# apt-cache show inkscape # apt-cache showpkg inkscape # apt-get install inkscape=0.45.1-1
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