How do I install older software versions?

Coming from Gentoo I'm trying to understand how I should install older
software versions in testing/unstable. Take for example the ATI drivers.
In Gentoo's portage lots of versions are available. In APT I see only
one. I wonder:

1) What happens with older versions? Where do they go?
2) How do I install older versions?


Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Aniruddha





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