{"id":30875,"date":"2022-07-28T12:50:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T12:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=30875"},"modified":"2022-12-23T05:48:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T05:48:00","slug":"how-to-downgrade-npm-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/how-to-downgrade-npm-version\/","title":{"rendered":"How to downgrade npm version?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to downgrade npm version?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Error:- <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Error Explanation :-<\/strong> My project which is made earlier, uses the older version of node but now i m cloning my project after many months and i installed node’s latest version and my npm is creating this issue. i m not able to install npm in my projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution:-<\/strong> So i check my node version but that is correct and then the npm version which is the highest version and my projects required lesser version. so, i m giving some steps below which i have taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1:- Check your current version and see which is required version of your project. commands are:-<\/p>\n\n\n

<strong<\/span>><\/span><mark<\/span> class<\/span>=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"<\/span>><\/span>Node Version check :-><\/mark<\/span>><\/span><mark<\/span> class<\/span>=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"<\/span>><\/span> node -v\n<\/mark<\/span>><\/span><mark<\/span> class<\/span>=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"<\/span>><\/span>Npm Version check :-><\/mark<\/span>><\/span><mark<\/span> class<\/span>=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"<\/span>><\/span> npm -v<\/mark<\/span>><\/span><\/strong<\/span>><\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> HTML, XML<\/span> (<\/span>xml<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
Step 2:- Downgrade your npm version. Commands are:-<\/p>\n\n\n
<strong<\/span>><\/span><mark<\/span> class<\/span>=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"<\/span>><\/span>npm install -g npm@6.14.17<\/mark<\/span>><\/span><\/strong<\/span>><\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> HTML, XML<\/span> (<\/span>xml<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
Step 3:- now install npm in your project. commands are:-<\/p>\n\n\n
<strong<\/span>><\/span><mark<\/span> class<\/span>=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"<\/span>><\/span>npm install<\/mark<\/span>><\/span><\/strong<\/span>><\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> HTML, XML<\/span> (<\/span>xml<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
If you want to download the node version which is required then you can have a look on this website. all the node version are present here :-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Download :- https:\/\/www.npackd.org\/p\/org.nodejs.NodeJS64<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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