What happens when you deprecate a package in NPM?
If you no longer wish to maintain a package, or if you would like to encourage users to update to a new or different version, you can deprecate it. Deprecating a package or version will print a message to the terminal when a user installs it. A deprecation warning or message can say anything.
How to deprecate a package on NuGet.org?
To deprecate a package, go to Manage packages and select Deprecation: Select the version you would like to deprecate. If you want to deprecate all version, choose Select all versions option. Choose a reason for deprecation. If the package is no longer maintained, choose the Legacy option.
Do you have to unlist a package to deprecate it?
Deprecating a package does not unlist the package. As a publisher, you may choose to both unlist as well as deprecate packages. To deprecate a package, go to Manage packages and select Deprecation: Select the version you would like to deprecate.
Are there any deprecated packages in Visual Studio?
Available starting in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3 Visual Studio warns about a deprecated package’s usage on the Installed tab. It will show a warning for the package and its deprecation information (including the reason it was deprecated and the alternate package to use instead, if present).
Which is better to unpublish or deprecate a package?
Note: We strongly recommend deprecating packages or package versions instead of unpublishing them, because unpublishing removes a package from the registry entirely, meaning anyone who relied on it will no longer be able to use it, with no warning.
How to transfer a package to a new NPM account?
To transfer a package to the npm user account, run the following two commands in order, replacing with your npm user name, and with the package you want to transfer: If you have two-factor auth, add a one-time password to the command, –otp=123456 (where 123456 is the code from your authenticator).