diff --git a/modules/deploy/partials/linux/install-redpanda.adoc b/modules/deploy/partials/linux/install-redpanda.adoc
index 2500efc719..91585263ce 100644
--- a/modules/deploy/partials/linux/install-redpanda.adoc
+++ b/modules/deploy/partials/linux/install-redpanda.adoc
@@ -31,6 +31,39 @@ curl -1sLf 'https://dl.redpanda.com/nzc4ZYQK3WRGd9sy/redpanda/cfg/setup/bash.rpm
 sudo -E bash && sudo yum install redpanda -y
 ----
 
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+To install a version of Redpanda that is older than the latest available version, you must also specify each dependency. For example, if installing `24.3.1~rc1-1` and you fail to specify each package and its version, you may encounter the following error:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+yum install redpanda=24.3.1~rc1-1
+Reading package lists... Done
+Building dependency tree... Done
+Reading state information... Done
+Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
+requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
+distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
+or been moved out of Incoming.
+The following information may help to resolve the situation:
+
+The following packages have unmet dependencies:
+ redpanda : Depends: redpanda-rpk (= 24.3.1~rc1-1) but it is not going to be installed or
+                     redpanda-rpk-fips (= 24.3.1~rc1-1) but it is not going to be installed
+            Depends: redpanda-tuner (= 24.3.1~rc1-1) but it is not going to be installed
+E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
+----
+To troubleshoot this error, specify the full list of versions for each package. In this case:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+yum install \
+  redpanda-tuner=24.3.1~rc1-1 \
+  redpanda-rpk=24.3.1~rc1-1 \
+  redpanda=24.3.1~rc1-1
+----
+====
+
 --
 Debian/Ubuntu::
 +
@@ -41,5 +74,38 @@ curl -1sLf 'https://dl.redpanda.com/nzc4ZYQK3WRGd9sy/redpanda/cfg/setup/bash.deb
 sudo -E bash && sudo apt install redpanda -y
 ----
 
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+To install a version of Redpanda that is older than the latest available version, you must also specify each dependency. For example, if installing `24.3.1~rc1-1` and you fail to specify each package and its version, you may encounter the following error:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+apt install redpanda=24.3.1~rc1-1
+Reading package lists... Done
+Building dependency tree... Done
+Reading state information... Done
+Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
+requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
+distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
+or been moved out of Incoming.
+The following information may help to resolve the situation:
+
+The following packages have unmet dependencies:
+ redpanda : Depends: redpanda-rpk (= 24.3.1~rc1-1) but it is not going to be installed or
+                     redpanda-rpk-fips (= 24.3.1~rc1-1) but it is not going to be installed
+            Depends: redpanda-tuner (= 24.3.1~rc1-1) but it is not going to be installed
+E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
+----
+To troubleshoot this error, specify the full list of versions for each package. In this case:
+
+[source,bash]
+----
+apt install \
+  redpanda-tuner=24.3.1~rc1-1 \
+  redpanda-rpk=24.3.1~rc1-1 \
+  redpanda=24.3.1~rc1-1
+----
+====
 --
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+=====
+