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    I don't think it work for packages between the latest version located @updates and the initial version for the OS located @fedora. For example if you try to install httpd-2.4.8-1, yum would say package not available. Commented Aug 23, 2014 at 8:51
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    @QuestionOverflow - not following. That version doesn't show as being available in the repo. Commented Aug 23, 2014 at 12:38
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    Let me try again with a real example from my yum log. python-libs-2.7.5-12.fc20.x86_64 was once installed on my computer but has since been replaced. Assuming now I want to install this specific package, yumdownloader python-libs-2.7.5-12* would say No Match for argument python-libs-2.7.5-12* Nothing to download. What I am trying to say is that once a new package arrive, the old one would no longer be accessible from yum. You can only install the latest package or the initial version, but not versions in between. Commented Aug 24, 2014 at 4:13
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    @QuestionOverflow - In that scenario I think you have to use yum downgrade ... if the package was already installed and you're attempting to go back to it later. In my Q I was attempting to show how one would hand select a particular version of a package that hadn't been installed yet. docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/… Commented Aug 24, 2014 at 7:53
  • No, it doesn't work even when upgrading to a specific package. I have experimented this with a fresh installation just a few days ago. You can only yum update to the latest package and not any version you desire. Commented Aug 24, 2014 at 8:05