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I did the following to update my npm:
npm update npm -g
But I have no idea how to update Node.js. Any suggestions? (I'm using Node.js 0.4.1 and want to update to Node.js 0.6.1.)
To upgrade Node you may first want to see which version of Node.js you are currently using:
node --version
Find out which versions of Node.js you may have installed and which one of those you're currently using:
nvm ls
List all versions of Node.js available for installation:
nvm ls-remote
Apparently for Windows the command would be rather like this:
nvm ls available
Assuming you would pick Node.js v8.1.0 for installation you'd type the following to install that version:
nvm install 8.1.0
You are then free to choose between installed versions of Node.js. So if you would need to use an older version like v4.2.0 you would set it as the active version like this:
nvm use 4.2
That should be all.
In 2013 I used the following instructions to upgrade from Node.js version 0.10.6 to 0.10.21 on a Mac, for more recent instructions see above.
Update from 2017: Please mind, Mr. Walsh himself recommended to update Node.js just using nvm instead.
Clear NPM's cache:
sudo npm cache clean -f
Install a little helper called 'n'
sudo npm install -g n
Install latest stable Node.js version
sudo n stable
Alternatively pick a specific version and install like this:
sudo n 0.8.20
For production environments you might want to pay attention to version numbering and be picky about odd/even numbers.
Credits
General procedure: D.Walsh
Stable/unstable versions: P.Teixeira
Use Node Version Manager (NVM)
It's a Bash script that lets you download and manage different versions of node. Full source code is here.
There is a separate project for nvm for Windows: github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows
Below are the full steps to use NVM for multiple version of node on windows
download nvm-setup.zip extract and install it.
execute command nvm list available from cmd or gitbash or powershell, this will list all available version of node
use command nvm install version e.g. nvm install 12.14.0 to install on the machine
last once installed use nvm use version to use newer version e.g. nvm use 12.14.0
Any OS (including Windows, Mac & Linux)
Updated October 2022
Just go to the official Node.js site (nodejs.org), download and execute the installer program.
It will take care of everything and with a few clicks of 'Next' you'll get the latest Node.js version running on your machine. Since 2020 it's the recommended way to update NodeJS. It's the easiest and least frustrating solution.
Pro tips
NodeJS installation includes NPM (Node package manager).
To check your NPM version use npm version or node --version.
If you prefer CLI, to update NPM use npm install -g npm and then npm install -g node.
For more details, see the docs for install command.
Keep an eye on NodeJS blog - Vulnerabilities so you don't miss important security releases. Keep your NodeJS up-to-date.
Operating systems supported by Node.js:
Windows, Linux, MacOS, IBM AIX.
For Docker users, here's the official Node.js image.
For more information on installing Node.js on a variety of less-common operating systems, see this page (there's even Node for Android!).
Troubleshooting for Windows:
If anyone gets file error 2502/2503 like myself during install, run
the .msi via Administrator command prompt with command msiexec /package [node msi]
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If you have Homebrew installed (only for macOS):
$ brew upgrade node
2021: Just go to nodejs.org and use the latest installer.
That's it folks. It used to be more complex and people used different kinds of packages and strategies to manage it. But things have changed for the better.
Works for all platforms (Windows, Mac & Linux).
First update npm,
npm install -g npm stable
Then update node,
npm install -g node or npm install -g n
check after version installation,
node --version or node -v
On Windows you can use Chocolatey to install and update Node.js (and lots of other packages).
Install Node
cinst nodejs.install
Update Node
cup nodejs.install
Note: You will need to install Chocolatey before you can use cinst and cup.
To upgrade node to the latest version or to a specific version you can do the following:
sudo npm install n -g
sudo n 0.10.18 // This will give you the specific version
For the latest stable version:
sudo n stable
For the latest LTS version(Tested on Mac)
sudo n lts
To control your version of Node.js, you can try n. I found it very straightforward and useful.
n is a Node.js binary management, no subshells, no profile setup, no convoluted API, just simple.
npm install -g n
n 0.6.19 will install Node.js v0.6.19.
Short answer:
Go to this page: Download | Node.js
Download the installer for your platform, then install it.
I had the same problem, when I saw that my Node.js installation is outdated.
These few lines will handle everything (for Ubuntu):
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
After this node -v will return you the latest available version.
On CentOS 7 you can do the following:
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/5.4.1/bin/node /usr/bin/node
node –v (Should show updated version now)
npm rebuild node-sass (Optional: if you use this)
Note: The symlink is required to link your node binary with the latest Node.js installed binary file.
For OS X, I had v5.4.1 and needed the latest version 6 so I went to the Node.js homepage and clicked on one of the links below:
I then followed the installer and then I magically had the latest version of Node.js and npm.
For macOS in 2018+
(as ALL of the solutions above are failing for me):
Simply go to the official nodejs site, download the official nodejs package and install it by double clicking. It's the most simple, safe and always-working thing you can do.
You may use nvm.
Check what is the latest version at http://nodejs.org/ (e.g. v0.10.26)
Run nvm install v0.10.26
Done.
You can choose which version to run:
nvm ls list the available versions and tells you which version you are using now.
nvm use VERSION change the current node to the requested version.
nvm alias default VERSION set the default version. The next time you source nvm.sh, this will be the version loaded (note that it doesn't change the version in use right now, run nvm use for that).
Some Linux distributions such as Arch Linux have Node.js in their package repositories. On such systems it is better to use a standard package update procedure, such as pacman -Suy or analogous apt-get or yum commands.
As of now (Nov 2016) EPEL7 offers a pretty recent version of Node.js (6.9.1 which is an up-to-date LTS version offered on the Node.js home page). So on CentOS 7 and derivatives you can just add EPEL repository by yum install epel-release and yum install nodejs.
CentOS 6/EPEL6 has 0.10.x which isn't supported upstream since Oct 2016.
Today I ran on a Windows Git Bash:
$ npm i node -g
and got the following output:
> node#10.6.0 preinstall C:\Users\X\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\node
> node installArchSpecificPackage
+ node-win-x64#10.6.0
added 1 package and audited 1 package in 23.368s
found 0 vulnerabilities
C:\Users\X\AppData\Roaming\npm\node -> C:\Users\X\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\node\bin\node
+ node#10.6.0
added 2 packages from 1 contributor in 26.089s
Read more about it at https://www.npmjs.com/package/node.
The easy way to update node and npm :
npm install -g npm#latest
download the latest version of node js and update /install
$ npm install -g npm stable
worked for me to update npm
Install nvm(cURL)
$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.1/install.sh | bash
OR with Wget
$ wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.1/install.sh | bash
Display list of installed versions
$ nvm ls
Display list of versions that are available to install
$ nvm ls-remote
Install your preferred version
$ nvm install v7.5.0
Set this version as the default
$ nvm alias default v7.5.0
For Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install -y curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_0.12 | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/426750/how-can-i-update-my-nodejs-to-the-latest-version
You may use Chocolatey on Windows. It's very easy to use and useful for keeping you updated with other applications too.
Also, you can just simply download the latest version from https://nodejs.org and install it.
According to Nodejs Official Page, you can install&update new node version on windows using Chocolatey or Scoop
Using(Chocolatey):
cinst nodejs
# or for full install with npm
cinst nodejs.install
Using(Scoop):
scoop install nodejs
Also you can download the Windows Installer directly from the nodejs.org web site
As some of you already said, the easiest way is to update Node.js through the Node.js package manager, npm. If you are a Linux (Debian-based in my case) user I would suggest to add these lines to your .bashrc file (in home directory):
function nodejsupdate() {
ARGC=$#
version=latest
if [ $ARGC != 0 ]; then
version=$1
fi
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n $version
}
Restart your terminal after saving and write nodejsupdate to update to the latest version of Node.js or nodejsupdate v6.0.0 (for example) to update to a specific version of Node.js.
BONUS: Update npm (add these lines to .bashrc)
function npmupdate() {
sudo npm i npm -g
}
After restarting the terminal write npmupdate to update your node package manager to the latest version.
Now you can update Node.js and npm through your terminal (easier).
In windows download the node executable file from the website and install it. this worked for me.
All you need to version update of Node.js:
$ brew install node
If you don't have Homebrew; please go http://brew.sh/.
Just install the new version over the current folder. I upgraded mine from v4.x to v6.10 on Windows.
npm clean cache - you forget to clean ur cache
npm update -g
This works on mine Windows, I hope it will also work for you :D
If you want to update Node.js, just try
npm update
from your Windows cmd prompt.
Else if you want to update any specific package try
npm update <package_name>
Example:
npm update phonegap
open cmd and type
npm i -g npm
I had node installed in my machine and everything was working fine. During an online course made in 2019, the instructor was using an earlier version of npm (v5.5.1) and advised everyone to use the same version with him for follow up reasons. So I downgraded to v5.5.1 but now I keep getting one same error (incompatibility) for almost all commands. I read some solutions to similar problems here and even tried extra steps but the problem still persists.
I uninstalled node from my system, restarted the system and reinstalled node but the version of npm still remained v5.5.1.
I tried to uninstall npm from the command line npm uninstall -g npm but it threw incompatibility error.
I searched the web for compatible version of node.js for npm v5.5.1 and got node v10.15.1 which I downloaded installed with several system restarts but my node and npm still remain incompatible. Please what can I do?
You should use nvm which is the Node Version Manager, cURL:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
commands:
nvm install <version> Download and install a <version>
nvm use <version> Modify PATH to use <version>
nvm ls List versions (installed versions are blue)
Helpful reads:
How can the default node version be set using NVM?
How to change node version with nvm
On a Mac OSX, I want to update to the latest versions of node and npm which is currently v10.7.0
I installed homebrew and executed the following at the terminal.
brew update
brew upgrade node
Now, when I type
node -v
the terminal responds:
v6.10.2
And when I type
npm -v
the terminal responds:
6.2.0
It looks like I have earlier versions of Node.
But when I type
brew upgrade node
The terminal responds with
node 10.7.0 already installed
It looks like there's a discrepancy. On one hand, it's telling me I have an earlier version of node. On the other hand, it's telling me I have the latest version.
What can I do to install and get my machine to recognize the latest node version?
You probably need to link the new version using brew link node or brew link --overwrite node
I have been using nvm on my linux servers for a while and now prefer to use it (over homebrew) on my development mac as well -
curl --silent -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
Now just open a new shell (or source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh) and switch to whichever version you would like. Eg.
nvm install 10.7.0
nvm use 10.7.0
I have Node version v6.10.0 with Node Express 4.14.1. I want to upgrade Node version to 7.6 or 8 to make use of async await features.
However, I'm not sure if it is as simple as update node with the command line or if there is something I should be aware of before migrating.
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
I have not found any migration guide on the site, github or whatsoever Internet.
Is it as simple as that as running a terminal instruction and done?
Try Using nvm,using nvm,We can easily switch between different versions of node js.
To Download nvm
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
Install a Particular Version Of Node
nvm install version
Use a Node Version
nvm use version
My questions are
Whenever i tried to install nodejs using command line
# apt-get install nodejs
it installs the older version (in my case it installed 0.10.x),where as the current version till date is 4.1.2 .Why this command do not gives me a latest version.Is there any other way to install the latest version though i tried using nvm.
I checked the installed versions
node -v && npm -v && cordova -v
v0.12.7
3.3.5
5.3.3
It seems node v0.12.7 is installed in my system but when i am trying to install ionic
npm install -g cordova ionic
i am finding the error
npm WARN engine xmlbuilder#2.2.1: wanted: {"node":"0.8.x || 0.10.x"}
(current: {"node":"0.12.7","npm":"3.3.5"})
even my current version is greater then the required version why its throwing me an error,do it strict with the specific version.
Do not make use of apt get, there is no harm in installing node using platform specific tools but it is better to make use of nvm which is consistent among all platforms.
Make sure to uninstall the current version of node this post can help.
Next follow these steps.
Go to https://github.com/creationix/nvm
Use curl to install nvm curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.28.0/install.sh | bash
Source your profile source ~/.profile
Install NodeJs nvm install v4.1.0
Alias installed version to default nvm alias default v4.1.0
Set aliased version as the final node version nvm use default
node -v will result in v4.1.0
In your case you may have to install version 0.10.x, you can also do nvm ls-remote to list available versions for download.
it's warning not an error so don't worry and if you want to install ionic platform then use bellow commands and still you face any problem then message me.
npm install -g ionic