# Docker downgrade to later version

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-downgrade-to-later-version/1334>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 21, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-downgrade-to-later-version/1334 "2015-04-21T06:21:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![arcolombo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/arcolombo/32/44828_2.png) [@arcolombo](https://forums.docker.com/u/arcolombo)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-downgrade-to-later-version/1334/1 "2015-04-21T06:21:04Z")

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Hello. SO I have successfully installed docker 1.6 on my virtual machine and local Ubuntu 14.04. however the website I am connecting to only supports docker 1.5. I am in need of downgrading docker.

I looked at the installation guide and there was not a command for apt-get lxc-docker-X.X.X type of selection.

Do I need to uninstall docker 1.6, and pull 1.5?  
What about the dependencies used on 1.6?

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**Author:** ![arcolombo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/arcolombo/32/44828_2.png) [@arcolombo](https://forums.docker.com/u/arcolombo)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-downgrade-to-later-version/1334/2 "2015-04-21T06:28:18Z")

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This is from the manual, does this imply 1.6 must be uninstalled?

To download a specific version for Linux, use the following URL patterns:

[https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/i386/docker-](https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/i386/docker-)

[https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/x86\_64/docker-](https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-)

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**Author:** ![sbasyal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/sbasyal/32/832_2.png) [@sbasyal](https://forums.docker.com/u/sbasyal)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-downgrade-to-later-version/1334/3 "2015-04-21T17:10:22Z")

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You can execute the following to downgrade your Docker version to 1.5:  
`mv /usr/bin/docker /usr/bin/docker.bak; wget -O /usr/bin/docker "https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-1.5.0" && chmod +x /usr/bin/docker`  
`service docker restart`  
Since it is a static linking, there should not be any dependencies if you swap out the binary.

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**Author:** ![rufus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/rufus/32/2581_2.png) [@rufus](https://forums.docker.com/u/rufus)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-downgrade-to-later-version/1334/4 "2015-04-21T18:14:29Z")

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Could you tell us more about why the website only supports Docker Engine 1.5? Is it because it is running a 1.5 daemon?