How to update node and npm on my live ubuntu server? - node.js

I have rather old version of node and npm on my live server under Digital ocean
node -v
v8.17.0
npm -v
6.13.4
lsb_release -d; uname -r; uname -i
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS
4.15.0-122-generic x86_64
Have I just to remove old versions, reboot OS and run :
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
As I have some vue/cli app on my live server Have I to rebuild them all ?
Are there some other steps I have to take ?
Thanks!

As you pointed out that you have some live vue/cli app on server, please be sure before doing an update as it might cause problems to your existing apps if it is live and serving customers currently.
Apart from this you can go with any of the following ways to update Node (and npm).
Use n module from npm as mentioned in this answer.
Via nvm. First install the nvm and then you can install the Node upto latest version.

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Node versions do not match: node vs. sudo node -v ... WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04.1

As you can see in the image below, I see two different versions of node depending on which command I run.
I need the newer version, but npm sees the old version.
Many times I've removed, purged, reinstalled, etc.
I tried installing nvm as root and setting the node version there, but that didn't help either.
If I use apt install nodejs instead of nvm, it tells me that I already have the newest version, which it believes is 12.22.9.
How do I get npm to recognize the newer version (18.12.1) of node that I installed via nvm?
It is because you have a different version of the Node.js which is installed for the root and that particular user.
First, you need to uninstall Node.js:
sudo apt-get remove nodejs
or
sudo npm rm npm -g
If you have any problem with the above commands, then after running which node command, go to that directory, and run the following commands:
rm -r bin/node bin/node-waf include/node lib/node lib/pkgconfig/nodejs.pc share/man/man1/node.1
Do the same thing for the current user if needed.
The default Ubuntu/Debian package manager does not have the latest Node.js, and that's why whenever you try to install Node.js with apt install nodejs it says you have the latest version.
According to the official Node.js documentation, for installing the latest version, you should follow these steps:
Using Ubuntu
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_19.x | sudo -E bash - &&\
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
P.S: No need to run npm or node with sudo. Therefore, I highly recommend you to not use every command with sudo.

Cannot install node version 8.11.2 into my ubuntu machine

I need to install nodejs version8.11.2 into my ubuntu machine. my ubuntu versions is 18.04.
In my machine installed node version is 10.0. Although I use 'sudo apt-get remove nodejs' command to uninstall nodeJS, it is not removing. When i run node -v, it gives the same version.enter image description here
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Install Node.js from the NodeSource repository
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
The command above :
Adds the NodeSource signing key to your system.
Creates an apt sources repository file.
Installs all necessary packages.
Refreshes the apt cache.
Then you can do : sudo apt install nodejs
At the time of writing this 12.4.2 is the current latest Node.js version.
You can install version 10.16.0 by changing setup_12.x to setup_10.x in the first command.

Installing node 7 on Centos machine

I am trying to install node 7 on my Centos machine because previous versions do not support the apn protocol for sending iOS notifications. So I tried to execute:
sudo yum install nodes
and both npm and node were installed but unfortunately the latter of version v6.10.0.
sudo npm install latest
changes nothing.
I found a post suggesting to update the rpm repository, but that changes nothing; I even tried to change the command to:
sudo curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
but when I tried to install node again, still the 6.10 version came out.
How may I force npm to adopt node7 as the stable or latest version?
Or what other way there exists to install node 7 instead of 6.10 for the good?
Another way is to use nvm (Node Version manager). First remove node and npm, then :
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.1/install.sh | bash
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
nvm install 7
nvm use 7
Then check version with :
node -v
nvm ls

Can somebody please tell me if I am using the wrong node js version?

I have been trying to update nodejs for a long time now. When I run node -v, it tells me I am using: v0.10.40. But when I look at nodejs.org it says the v7.4.0?
I have cleaned the npm cache and done a reinstall with sudo n stable but still v0.10.40, and the last time that I updated npm it prompted me that my node version is too old and outdated.
What am I doing wrong. And can somebody tell me if v0.10.40 is the current or an outdated version?
You likely have two versions of node installed and in your path. If you are on OSX or linux, run which node (if on Windows, you may npm i -g #raider/which, and then run which node). This should give you the location of the old version of node.
Then run mv path/to/old/node path/to/old/node.bak, replacing with the actual path, and rerun node --version to see if it picks up the right version now.
UPDATE: If you are on Ubuntu or another Debian based Linux, you should install the latest with the following commands:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
UPDATE: If you are using nvm, run nvm install node followed by nvm use node in a new terminal to get the latest that nvm supports.

Please update your Node runtime to version >=0.12.x

Hi i'm working with ionic to build hybrid html app.
Every command i'm running i get the following warning:
******************************************************
Upgrade warning - for the CLI to run correctly,
it is highly suggested to upgrade the following:
Please update your Node runtime to version >=0.12.x
******************************************************
If you can please advise how should i update the node runtime version
This is just asking to upgrade your Node. I normally use nvm with command nvm install <version> && nvm use <version> or you can use node helper as follows:
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable // for stable version
sudo n 0.12.7 // for specific version like v0.12.7
// check the node version after install
node -v
To install Node.js v5.x on either Ubuntu or Debian:
# Using Ubuntu
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
# Using Debian, as root
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x | bash -
apt-get install -y nodejs
It depends on how you have installed node.js to your computer. You can either go to https://nodejs.org/ and get the updated version, or you can use Node Version Manager (NVM) which allows you to control multiple node versions at once.
I would recommend using NVM, as this avoids having to install nodejs with sudo, which can lead to other problems down the line.
I use command:
sudo npm cache clean
sudo npm install -g cordova
sudo npm install -g ionic
and it works for me.

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