How to install npm package with different name ?

npm i <alias_name>@npm:<original_package_name>

Example1:

npm i xpress@npm:express

this will install latest version of express

Example 2:

we can specify express version to install as follows

npm i xpress@npm:express@4.17.0

package.json entry for this

"xpress": "npm:express@^4.17.0"