Install boost version 1.40 - c++

Question

I am using a server running with Ubuntu 12.04
I want to install the boost libraries in it. I know
sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
will make the work done, but it installs the latest version version 1.52 or above.
But I need to install the particular version 1.40 as there is a problem in a simulator which I am using for my academic purpose. What is the particular command for that so that I can install the boost libraries along with the other requirements for it like the linking files
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Quick answer: sudo apt-get install libboost-dev= 1.40.0.1
If it doesn't work, continue reading.
The apt-get does support installing a particular version of a package as long as it is in an archive that apt knows about. From the apt-get manpage:
A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by following the
package name with an equals and the version of the package to select. This will
cause that version to be located and selected for install. Alternatively a specific
distribution can be selected by following the package name with a slash and the version of
the distribution or the Archive name (stable, frozen, unstable).
For e.g. if you wanted to install apache 2.20 for Ubuntu, you would do something like:
sudo apt-get install apache2=2.2.20-1ubuntu1
Note that you may need to do some dependency resolution on your own in this case, but if there are any problems apt-get will tell you what is causing them. For e.g.(on 11.04)
sudo apt-get install apache2=2.2.20-1ubuntu1 \
apache2.2-common=2.2.20-1ubuntu1 \
apache2.2-bin=2.2.20-1ubuntu1 \
apache2-mpm-worker=2.2.20-1ubuntu1
Note: You must first check if build 1.40 is still available. For that use:
aptitude search libboost
If aptitude search command don't give you sufficient results, try sudo aptitude update and then run aptitude search again.
You might have to investigate whether debs from earlier Ubuntu versions can be installed. i.e. remove the current package, download the debs and try installing them. But there could be dependency on older versions of the standard library.If so, you can probably try downloading the source from launchpad.
As a last resort, download from boost.org and build it - painfully!
EDIT: I see you have asked the same question on ubuntu forums and it seems that you have 1.48 as the default. You might have to build the library itself. Can you try this apt-get
sudo apt-get install libboost1.40-all-dev=1.40.0-4ubuntu4
If this doesn't work, you will have to build it and install it yourself. You can download the source from
Download source (1.40.0): libboost 1.40.0 source files
After it's installed, run the following command to hold your installed version, preventing the package manager from automatically updating it in the future:
sudo echo "[packagename] hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections
Source:How to Downgrade Packages on Ubuntu

Answer 2

Generally you download sources, build it (some parts are not just headers like filesystem on Windows). Then you can select which subset of libraries you want to install (you can make compact version with only what you need). Then by invoking bootstrap script you build it to another directory this subset of libraries you want and then you invoke install.
Here is a pretty good description how to do it: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1180792