I have problem with switching from one version of node to another. When I run node -v i got: v10.24.0. And this version was installed with brew. Now I have to run something with older version of node (10.16.3), so I installed n package (npm install -g n ) and switched to desired version: sudo n 10.16.3. And I got:
installed : v10.16.3 to /usr/local/bin/node
active : v10.24.0 at /usr/local/opt/node#10/bin/node
Version .24 is installed with brew and .16 with n library. I was trying to remove version installed with brew (brew unlink node, brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies node), but still while checking versions I got v10.24.0. Could somebody tell me what else should I do to use the older version?
I want to downgrade my Node version from the latest to v6.10.3.
But nothing worked so far. Tried NVM and it gives an error as well by saying make command is not found. How can I downgrade Node?
Warning:
This answer does not support Windows OS
You can use n for node's version management. There is a simple intro for n.
$ npm install -g n
$ n 6.10.3
this is very easy to use.
then you can show your node version:
$ node -v
v6.10.3
For windows nvm is a well-received tool.
For windows:
Steps
Go to Control panel> program and features>Node.js then uninstall
Go to website: https://nodejs.org/en/ and download the version and install.
Determining your Node version
node -v // or node --version
npm -v // npm version or long npm --version
Ensure that you have n installed
sudo npm install -g n // -g for global installation
Upgrading to the latest stable version
sudo n stable
Changing to a specific version
sudo n 10.16.0
Answer inspired by this article.
In Mac there is a fast method with brew:
brew search node
You see some version, for example: node#10 node#12 ... Then
brew unlink node
And now select a before version for example node#12
brew link --overwrite --force node#12
Ready, you have downgraded you node version.
This may be due to version incompatibility between your code and the version you have installed.
In my case I was using v8.12.0 for development (locally) and installed latest version v13.7.0 on the server.
So using nvm I switched the node version to v8.12.0 with the below command:
> nvm install 8.12.0 // to install the version I wanted
> nvm use 8.12.0 // use the installed version
NOTE: You need to install nvm on your system to use nvm.
You should try this solution before trying solutions like installing build-essentials or uninstalling the current node version because you could switch between versions easily than reverting all the installations/uninstallations that you've done.
For windows 10,
Uninstalling the node from the "Add or remove programs"
Installing the required version from https://nodejs.org/en/
worked for me.
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n 10.15
npm install
npm audit fix
npm start
If you're on Windows I suggest manually uninstalling node and installing chocolatey to handle your node installation. choco is a great CLI for provisioning a ton of popular software.
Then you can just do,
choco install nodejs --version $VersionNumber
and if you already have it installed via chocolatey you can do,
choco uninstall nodejs
choco install nodejs --version $VersionNumber
For example,
choco uninstall nodejs
choco install nodejs --version 12.9.1
If you are on macOS and are not using NVM, the simplest way is to run the installer that comes from node.js web site. It it clever enough to manage substitution of your current installation with the new one, even if it is an older one. At least this worked for me.
Try using the following commands
//For make issues
sudo apt-get install build-essential
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.4/install.sh | bash
//To uninstall a node version
nvm uninstall <current version>
nvm install 6.10.3
nvm use 6.10.3
//check with
node -v
Steps to downgrade to node8
brew install node#8
brew link node#8 --force
if warning remove the folder and files as indicated in the warning then again the command :
brew link node#8 --force
For windows users, you guys can downgrade using following commands.
npm uninstall -g node
npm install -g node#version
#version is your specified version, example : 12.22.3(little old)
Can find node releases here https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases/
I have used brew in mac to downgrade the node
follow the steps you will have the result:
brew search node (here you can see the version eg: node#10, node#12, node#14)
brew unlink node
brew install < node version > (eg: node#12)
brew link --overwrite node#12
If you are using nvm, following are the ways -
1. nvm install node_version
2. nvm use --delete-prefix node_version
For more insights, see this image -
Ubuntu:
nvm list
nvm use <version>
nvm list // Shows all the versions on your machine. Of course have your version installed.
nvm use // Use this version
it seems to be a compatibility issue, run
sudo n 14
then npm install or yarn install again. It will work
In case of windows, one of the options you have is to uninstall current version of Node. Then, go to the node website and download the desired version and install this last one instead.
I had to downgrade node to v10.16.0
sudo n 10.16.0
nvm use v10.16.0
this solved the problem for me
WINDOWS: Best way that you can do it and to not lose time.
Go to control panel
Uninstall Program
Uninstall node
Then go and find the version that you want to install, install it from the beginning.
Link with node versions: https://nodejs.org/uk/blog/release/
Here is a simple solution
Go to this link and download & install the suitable nvm setup on your computer
https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows
Type nvm list to get list of installed node versions
Type nvm install <node-version>
Type nvm use <version>
here we go you got node version you want.
Browse here to find node versions => https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases/
The Node.js team suggests to use the following Node.js version managers to switch between different versions of Node:
OSX or Linux:
nvm
n
Windows:
nodist
nvm-windows
I personally made good experiences using "nvm-windows" on Windows 11.
I would recommend using NVS (Node Version Switcher).
You can see the source here and all you need is a package manager. Like Chocolatey or Homebrew.
Install it
choco install nvs
Add a version:
nvs add v16
Switch to any version you installed
nvs use v16
At the end if you "run node -v" you'll get the current you've switched.
Simple question - How to update nodejs from 6.x to 8.x? I have Ubuntu 16.04. Should I uninstall older version and install new one? If so, how can I do this.
A tried
sudo n latest
but it says
sudo: n: command not found
and when i just
n latest
is requires sudo
Wtf?
Use Node version manager:
For development systems you may test different versions so you may want to switch between versions on demand. This is possible using the nvm version manager. This allows you to try out your code in different versions and find problems.
Install it using the script:
$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh | bash
Then you may directly use it. It can install other versions and switch between versions easily.
Some of the commands are:
nvm current display currently activated version
nvm ls [<version>] list installed versions
nvm ls-remote [<version>] list versions available for install
nvm version <version> get best matching installed version
nvm version-remote <version> get best matching remote version
nvm install <version> download and install a version
nvm uninstall <version> uninstall a version
nvm use <version> modify path to use version
nvm which <version> show path there this version is installed
So to install node 8 call
$ nvm install 8
And to upgrade to new node version later:
$ nvm current
v8.0.0
$ nvm version-remote 8
v8.1.0
$ nvm install 8.1 --reinstall-packages-from=8.0
Downloading and installing node v8.1.0...
Downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.1.0/node-v8.1.0-linux-x64.tar.xz...
######################################################################## 100,0%
Computing checksum with sha256sum
Checksums matched!
Now using node v8.1.0 (npm v5.0.3)
Reinstalling global packages from v8.0.0...
added 9 packages and updated 1 package in 2.463s
Linking global packages from v8.0.0...
But after you changed your node version you should call npm install in your module again.
Use this command for ubuntu
sudo npm install npm#latest -g
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
//for latest release
`sudo n latest
You have something called nvm (Node Version Manager)
To see all versions of node/nodejs type in terminal: "node ls-remote"
to install a specific version type in terminal: "nvm install 10.15.2" (for version 10.15.2 as an example)
I installed NodeJs with the following commands:
brew install node
It downloaded the version 5.5.0 of NodeJs.
I want the version 4.1.2 (for Ionic compatibility).
How to download this specific one?
I can't run brew switch node 4.1.2 since I've never downloaded it before.
May I suggest using nvm instead?
With nvm you can switch between node versions really easy:
nvm install 4.2
And you can install multiple versions of node and switch between them as you wish.
You can search available versions of node to install by running:
brew search node
The closest version would be "node4-lts". To obtain that version, run:
brew install homebrew/versions/node4-lts
Is it possible to upgrade node right in place, instead of manually installing the latest stable version?
I have installed node.js version 5.0 with nvm, but now I want to update it to 5.4. I'm trying to avoid having to manually reinstall all of my global packages (e.g. by running npm install -g grunt-cli bower yo yoman-angular-generator blabla blablablabla...).
This may work:
nvm install NEW_VERSION --reinstall-packages-from=OLD_VERSION
For example:
nvm install 6.7 --reinstall-packages-from=6.4
then, if you want, you can delete your previous version with:
nvm uninstall OLD_VERSION
Where, in your case,
NEW_VERSION = 5.4
OLD_VERSION = 5.0
Alternatively, try:
nvm install stable --reinstall-packages-from=current
You can more simply run one of the following commands:
Latest version:
nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from=node
Stable (LTS) version: (if currently in use)
nvm install "lts/*" --reinstall-packages-from="$(nvm current)"
This will install the appropriate version and reinstall all packages from the currently used node version.
This saves you from manually handling the specific versions.
Kudos to #m4js7er for commenting about the LTS version.
⚡ TWO Simple Solutions:
To install the latest version of node and reinstall the old version packages just run the following command.
nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from=node
To install the latest lts (long term support) version of node and reinstall the old version packages just run the following command.
nvm install --lts /* --reinstall-packages-from=node
Here's a GIF animation to support this answer:
if you have 4.2 and want to install 5.0.0 then
nvm install v5.0.0 --reinstall-packages-from=4.2
the answer of gabrielperales is right except that he missed the "=" sign at the end. if you don't put the "=" sign then new node version will be installed but the packages won't be installed.
source: sitepoint
Here are the steps that worked for me for Ubuntu OS and using nvm
Go to nodejs website and get the last LTS version (for example the version will be: x.y.z)
nvm install x.y.z
# In my case current version is: 14.15.4 (and had 14.15.3)
After that, execute nvm list and you will get list of node versions installed by nvm.
Now you need to switch to the default last installed one by executing:
nvm alias default x.y.z
List again or run nvm --version to check:
Update: sometimes even if i go over the steps above it doesn't work, so what i did was removing the symbolic links in /usr/local/bin
cd /usr/local/bin
sudo rm node npm npx
And relink:
sudo ln -s $(which node) /usr/local/bin/nodesudo && ln -s $(which npm) /usr/local/bin/npmsudo && ln -s $(which npx) /usr/local/bin/npx
Node.JS to install a new version.
Step 1 : NVM Install
npm i -g nvm
Step 2 : NODE Newest version install
nvm install *.*.*(NodeVersion)
Step 3 : Selected Node Version
nvm use *.*.*(NodeVersion)
Finish
Bash alias for updating current active version:
alias nodeupdate='nvm install $(nvm current | sed -rn "s/v([[:digit:]]+).*/\1/p") --reinstall-packages-from=$(nvm current)'
The part sed -rn "s/v([[:digit:]]+).*/\1/p" transforms output from nvm current so that only a major version of node is returned, i.e.: v13.5.0 -> 13.
For Windows 11 this worked for me on cmd, used with admin rights:
Prerequisite, in case you just installed NVM, is to open a new cmd window after nvm installation.
See installation instructions here: https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows
Get installed versions, using
nvm list
Get current version
nvm current
Install latest version
nvm install latest
Check installed versions to see for newer version, again using
nvm list
Set current version to the latest (cmd with admin rights), you just installed in the previous step
nvm use PUT_VERSION_NUMBER_TO_BE_USED
You can check again if the change was successful using
nvm list
Remove old version, if no longer needed
nvm remove PUT_VERSION_NUMBER_TO_BE_REMOVED
If you want to use the LTS version, install using
nvm install lts
Here's the steps to upgrade NodeJs version:
Run nvm install node (will install latest version). Alternatively, you
can specify a specific version by running nvm install <node_version>.
Run nvm use <node_version> to use it.
If you want to make it the default version on your machine, run nvm alias default <node_version>.
Additional notes:
To find out what node versions you have on your machine and which one is set as your default one, use nvm list command.