

You can also use one of the following options to download a particular RPM from the web, and then use yum to install it. $ sudo yum install yum-utils # (to get `repoquery`) If you're ever unsure that you're constructing the arguments right you can consult with repoquery too. In this case since I'm dealing with Fedora 20 (F20) the release info would be "fc20", and the architecture info too. You can also include the release info when specifying a package. Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfileĪs far as installing a particular version? You can append the version info to the name of the package, removing the architecture name, like so: $ sudo yum install -įor example in this case if I wanted to install the older version, 2.4.6-6 I'd do the following: $ sudo yum install httpd-2.4.6-6 Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, refresh-packagekit It gives you a list like "package name.architecture version": $ yum -showduplicates list httpd | expand To see what particular versions are available to you via yum you can use the -showduplicates switch.
