CentOS: install a specific version of a package
List available versions with yum --showduplicates and install a specific package version on CentOS/RHEL.
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On CentOS and RHEL, yum installs the newest available version by default. The trick is to list the available versions with --showduplicates and then install the exact build you want. The commands are shown below.
Source: https://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/install-specific-version-packages-rhel-centos-7/
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First, list versions available for a package:
```sh
yum --showduplicates list unixodbc
# output:
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, ovl
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirrors.coreix.net
* epel: mirrors.uni-ruse.bg
* extras: repo.uk.bigstepcloud.com
* updates: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net
Available Packages
unixODBC.i686 2.3.1-14.el7 base
unixODBC.x86_64 2.3.1-14.el7 base
```
Then install the desired version:
```sh
yum install unixODBC-2.3.1-14.el7.x86_64
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