npm install version without ^ code example
Example 1: how to install specific package version npm
$ npm install express@4.16.1
+ express@4.16.1
added 48 packages from 36 contributors and audited 121 packages in 2.986s
found 0 vulnerabilities
Example 2: install node modules
npm install --save packageName
npm install --save package1 package2
npm install --save package@version
npm i -s packageName
npm install --save-dev package@version
npm i -D packageName
npm install --global packageName
npm i -g packageName