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How can I downgrade or install an older version of a tool I installed with `cargo install`?

I would like to install Xargo v0.3.10 on my machine. The current version of Xargo is v0.3.11 and it is installed by the cargo install xargo command. How can I install an older version of Xargo?

Solution

  • cargo install --version 0.3.10 xargo

    Reading the help for the cargo tool is very useful:

    $ cargo install --help
cargo-install
Install a Rust binary

USAGE:
    cargo install [OPTIONS] [--] [crate]...

OPTIONS:
        --version <VERSION>      Specify a version to install from crates.io

[... snip ...]

    If you wish to downgrade the version of the tool, you'll need to add the -f / --force flag:

    -f, --force                  Force overwriting existing crates or binaries

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