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I start using ubuntu (22.04.1) recently. I want to install nodejs latest version (currently v18.12.1 LTS).
But my node --version showing version v12.22.9.
First I install node using sudo apt-get install nodejs. Then I re-install my node but before re-install I update my system using sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade. But i keep getting same result. node version v12.22.9.
1-Install CURL if you don't have:
sudo apt-get install curl
2-Run the following command to add the PPA to the Ubuntu system:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash - &&\
3-After successfully adding the PPA to the system, execute the command below to install Node on Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install nodejs
4-check the version number of the installed software for node :
node -v
Don't use the distribution's default, Ubuntu is extremely conservative with bumping versions of things like Node, so instead go with Node's repository.
The current location is documented in the installer instructions:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_19.x | sudo -E bash - &&\
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Where the setup_ scripts usually do a good job of getting everything properly sorted.
For the 18 LTS version:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash - &&\
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
I would use nvm - Node Version Manager, see https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#install--update-script
This has a couple of advantages: you don't change the system's node version (which might be used elsewhere) and you may select a distinct (older or newer) version of node accompanied by appropriate installations of npm, yarn, a.s.o. It's simple to install "global" packages just locally (kind of oxymoron...) for your user. You don't need root permission for these.
I was recently going through the version of node in my ubuntu 16.04 when node -v command was used it shows me version 6.9.1 but when nodejs -v it shows 6.9.2 previously before using this commands npm update command was used.
Now what's these difference in node -v and nodejs -v? and how to update to the latest LTS version of node/nodejs?
To update, you can install n
sudo npm install -g n
Then just :
sudo n latest
or a specific version
sudo n 8.9.0
According to official docs to install node on Debian and Ubuntu based distributions:
node v12 (Old)
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
node v14 (For new users: install this one):
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
node v15 (Current version):
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_15.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Other older versions:
Just replace the desired version number in the link above.
Optional: install build tools
To compile and install native packages
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
To update node to the latest version just:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
To keep npm updated
sudo npm i -g npm
To find out other versions try npm info npm and in versions find your desired version and replace [version-tag] with that version tag in npm i -g npm#[version-tag]
And I also recommend trying yarn instead of npm
Using Node Version Manager (NVM):
Install it:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
Test your installation:
close your current terminal, open a new terminal, and run:
command -v nvm
Use it to install as many versions as u like:
nvm install 8 # Install nodejs 8
nvm install --lts # Install latest LTS (Long Term Support) version
List installed versions:
nvm ls
Use a specific version:
nvm use 8 # Use this version on this shell
Set defaults:
nvm alias default 8 # Default to nodejs 8 on this shell
nvm alias default node # always use latest available as default nodejs for all shells
Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use
sudo n latest
Undo :
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node
sudo n rm 6.0.0 # replace number with version of Node that was installed
sudo npm uninstall -g n
Use sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade nodejs to upgrade node (and only upgrade node) using the package manager.
The package name is nodejs, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/18130296/4578017 for details.
You can also use nvm to install and update node.
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.32.1/install.sh | bash
Then restart the terminal, use nvm ls-remote to get latest version list of node, and use nvm install lts/* to install latest LTS version.
nvm is more recommended way to install or update node, even if you are not going to switch versions.
Difference: When I first installed node, it installed as 'nodejs'. When I upgraded it, it created 'node'. By executing node, we are actually executing nodejs. Node is just a reference to nodejs.
From my experience, when I upgraded, it affected both the versions (as it is supposed to). When I do nodejs -v or node -v, I get the new version.
Upgrading: npm update is used to update the packages in the current directory. Check https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/update
To upgrade node version, based on the OS you are using, follow the commands here https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/
Please refer nodejs official site for installation instructions at the following link
https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions
Anyway, please find the commands to install nodejs version 10 in ubuntu below.
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
sudo npm install npm#latest -g
Try this:
Edit or create the file :nodesource.list
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
Insert this text:
deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x bionic main
deb-src https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x bionic main
Run these commands:
curl -s https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | apt-key add -
sudo sh -c "echo deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x cosmic main /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
node and nodejs are two different packages in Ubuntu software, node is an up-to-date snap package, whereas nodejs is an older version of apt package
to update to the latest LTS version of node:
Install NVM on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04|18.04 with the command:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/master/install.sh
bash install.sh
After the installation, source the profile:
source ~/.bashrc
Verify the NVM installation:
nvm -v
Install Node.js 18 LTS on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04|18.04 as shown:
nvm install v18
Install the latest version using the command:
nvm install node
Once complete, verify the installation:
node -v
Run these commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
source ~/.profile
nvm ls-remote
nvm install v9.10.1
nvm use v9.10.1
node -v
Update latest version Nodejs :
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
I am using Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and got the issue during upgrade node js. The current LTS version is 16.14.2 According to the NodeSource Node.js Binary Distributions document
Node.js v16.x:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
if you still get the issue you can also try the following:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
apt-get update
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Node.js Current:
It's work for me..
Using Ubuntu
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_current.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Using Debian, as root
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_current.x | bash -
apt-get install -y nodejs
I am also facing problem while going to install react app, so i found the solution,
npx create-react-app shodkk
First install the npm latest version using
sudo npm install -g npm#8.4.1
So to install the node 16.x you need to go terminal and type
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
Doing this you install the node LTS that is 16.14.o at the time of writing this post.
Try this 2-3 times, also do the
sudo apt-get update
Then Now install the package using
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
At last this helps you remove any unwanted package, that remains after updating that is depreciated and need not be there, So use autoremove command.
sudo apt autoremove
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Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use
sudo n latest
To undo:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node
sudo n rm 6.0.0 # replace number with version of Node that was installed
sudo npm uninstall -g n
I want to install the latest node (v6.2.0 at the time of writing) on Ubuntu. But as I do
sudo apt-get nodejs
This installed v0.10.37.
Can you please help me in installing the latest version of node js and also npm latest version?
This is very simple,
Grab the Linux node distribution from here:
https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.2.0/
Open Terminal and type below command:
sudo tar -C /usr/local --strip-components 1 -xzf ~/Downloads/node-v6.2.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
ls -l /usr/local/bin/node
That`s it.
Now check your node version by typing:
node -v
npm -v
One can install any version of node in Ubuntu using above steps.
There is official instruction:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Follow https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x to read shell script before execute above commands.
You always must to know what you run, especially by sudo.
Any version of node install is very easy
Just click Node.js scroll down and go Installation instructions and chose which version you want to install
To Install 12.x version of node:
Open your terminal [Ctrl+Alt+t]
execute below command
Using Ubuntu
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
or
Using Debian, as root
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | bash -
apt-get install -y nodejs
To remove previous version use command
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
and then for latest version
sudo n latest
Or for stable version
sudo n stable
By far the most convenient way to install and manage node versions on your machine is the Node Version Manager a.k.a nvm. Just follow the installation instructions in the repo and after you have it installed run
nvm install 6.2.0
I would suggest installing through package manager to make sure it installs with accurate dependencies.
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Also, use NPM
sudo apt-get install npm
to install modules, like so:
npm install express
Install the package through the official download page, in a .deb format. Go ahead and grab the newest version here:
https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest/
Just go ahead and download your desired version and double-click on the downloaded .deb file, and you're good to go. npm comes with nodejs, btw.
RECOMMENDED READING
https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm
EDIT
If you wish to completely reinstall nodejs, check out the script located here:
https://gist.github.com/brock/5b1b70590e1171c4ab54
and check out this:
How do I completely uninstall Node.js, and reinstall from beginning (Mac OS X)
It says Mac OSX, but it'll work perfectly fine in ubuntu, too.
depends on what version of latest nodejs you want to install
if LTS version or current latest version, then from PPA
latest LTS version
apt-get install curl python-software-properties
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
apt-get install nodejs
current latest version
apt-get install curl python-software-properties
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
apt-get install nodejs
source: https://codesposts.com/ydOAwynW
Install the snap package
The easiest method to install Node.js on Ubuntu is to use the snap package. Just search for node on Ubuntu Software store and install the first one.
Or if you prefer command line:
sudo snap install node --classic
Alternate method: NVM
If you can't use snaps for some reason, like from a WSL environment, then Node Version Manager (NVM) is the way to go. It's safer than upgrading the node packages in Ubuntu to unsupported versions from PPAs or 3rd party repos, which may cause conflicts or breakages in apt package management system. Compared to NVM, manual installations from tarballs are harder to maintain and upgrade. Follow these steps to install the latest node using NVM:
Step 1: Install NVM
Run this command in Terminal:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
Step 2: Install node
Once NVM installation is complete, close and reopen Terminal. Then run this command:
nvm install node
Step 3: Check node version
Run these commands:
node --version
npm --version
If everything went well, you'll see the latest node and npm versions as output. That's all, node is installed and ready to run! 😊
Note: This question is similar to the AskUbuntu question "How do I install the latest version of node.js?" and my answer equally applies. I'm reproducing my answer here to ensure a full complete answer exists rather than just a link.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get install -y nano git curl vim htop gnupg2 && curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash - && sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Install NodeJS 14x and npm 7x in Ubuntu 2020 LTS
Install Nodesource: curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
Install NodeJS: sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Install latest npm: npm install -g npm#latest
For certain npm packages to run: sudo apt install build-essential
The easiest way is using a single line command is sudo snap install node --classic
It installs the latest stable node version from snap store.
This is the way I installed nodejs in ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
sudo apt-get install nodejs
When I checked the node version with this:
node -v
I get this
v0.10.37
But the latest version is 4.2.6 and 5.5.0. How can I get the latest or update version?
sudo apt-get install curl
For Node.js v4
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
For Node.js v5:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Node.js v6:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Node.js v7:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Node.js 8:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/
On Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTSthe easier way is
1 Install npm:
sudo apt-get install npm
Install n
sudo npm install n -g
Get latest version of node
sudo n latest
If you prefer to install a specific version of `node you can
2.1 List available node versions
n ls
2.2 and the install a specific version
sudo n 4.5.0
There is an issue with node and npm update in Ubuntu14.04 LTS 64 bit OS. Since Google Chrome repository no longer provides 32-bit packages, 64-bit Ubuntu/Debian users will notice an error when updating the software sources, which looks as follows:
Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release
Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
So to fix this issue, the repository must be specifically set for 64-bit only. This can be done by the command
sudo sed -i -e 's/deb http/deb [arch=amd64] http/' "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list"
i,e You should set it for 64 bit only before installing node.
So the exact procedure to install latest node and npm will be
sudo sed -i -e 's/deb http/deb [arch=amd64] http/' "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list"
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
I had such an issue and got this solution from here. Hope this will help someone.
Here i am going to tell you how to install nodejs compile and install into your Linux Server.
Step 1-:
$ cd /opt/
$ wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.2.1/node-v6.2.1.tar.gz
Extract the tar.gz source code
$ tar -xvf node-*.tar.gz
Step 2-:
Compile and install the nodejs.
$ cd node-v6.2.1
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install
Note-:
If you found error “make command not found”
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
$ gcc -v
$ make -v
Running Ubuntu Mate 14.04 LTS
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
nodejs -v
Checkout nvm. It manages node distributions for you, so you can have multiple projects running that use different nodejs versions.
nvm lets you choose exactly which version of node you need. With apt-get you will always only get the latest version that has been included into debian/ubuntu by those package maintainers, but those are usually very old. Especially in an area like nodejs, this is mostly not suitable.
This worked for me:
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
Hope it helps someone too :)
Assuming you already have npm package and want to upgrade nodejs version:
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n latest
In case you don't have installed npm package then itstall it using following command:
sudo apt-get install npm
On linux.
NVM (Node Version manager)
https://github.com/creationix/nvm
NVM installs both the latest stable node and npm for you
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | sh
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
nvm install --lts
nvm use --lts
npm --version
npm install --global vaca
vaca
Since the sourcing has to be done for every new shell, the install script hacks adds some auto sourcing to the end of your .barshrc. That works, but I prefer to remove the auto-added one and add my own:
f="$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
if [ -r "$f" ]; then
. "$f" &>'/dev/null'
nvm use --lts &>'/dev/null'
fi
Advantages:
allows you to use multiple versions of Node and without sudo
is analogous to Ruby RVM and Python Virtualenv, widely considered best practice in Ruby and Python communities
downloads a pre-compiled binary where possible, and if not it downloads the source and compiles one for you
We can easily switch node versions with:
nvm install 0.9.0
nvm install 0.9.9
nvm use 0.9.0
node --version
#v0.9.0
nvm use 0.9.9
node --version
#v0.9.9
With this setup, you get for example:
which node
gives:
/home/ciro/.nvm/versions/node/v0.9.0/bin/node
and:
which vaca
gives:
/home/ciro/.nvm/versions/node/v0.9.0/bin/vaca
and if we want to use the globally installed module:
npm link vaca
node -e 'console.log(require.resolve("vaca"))'
gives:
/home/ciro/.nvm/versions/node/v0.9.0/lib/node_modules/vaca/index.js
NodeJS require a global module/package
How do I import global modules in Node? I get "Error: Cannot find module <module>"?
so we see that everything is completely contained inside the specific node version.
Tested in Ubuntu 17.10.
Better way to do is,
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
based on version can change, setup_6.x into 7,8 etc
wget -qO- https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_X.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
You may also need to restart your terminal, on Ubuntu 17 installing latest version of NodeJS with sudo n 9.0.0
if you check the version with node -v it won't report correctly, close the terminal, open a new terminal and check again with node -v it will be reporting correctly
The easiest way for me:
Download the latest version of nodejs in https://nodejs.org/en/
Change directory to: cd /usr/local
Install the binaries, by using the following command:
sudo tar --strip-components 1 -xJf ~/Downloads/node-v14.16.0-linux-x64.tar.xz
node -v
npm -v
Ubuntu 14.04 contains a version of Node.js in its default repositories that can be used to easily provide a consistent experience across multiple servers. The version in the repositories is 0.10.25. This will not be the latest version, but it should be quite stable.
In order to get this version, we just have to use the apt package manager. We should refresh our local package index prior and then install from the repositories:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
If the package in the repositories suits your needs, this is all that you need to do to get set up with Node.js. In most cases, you'll also want to also install npm, which is the Node.js package manager. You can do this by typing:
sudo apt-get install npm
This will allow you to easily install modules and packages to use with Node.js.
Because of a conflict with another package, the executable from the Ubuntu repositories is called nodejs instead of node. Keep this in mind as you are running software.
I have executed the following command in Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs modejs-legacy npm
I have the versions
npm -v
1.3.10
nodejs -v
v0.10.25
These are older than the recommended versions for AngularJS 2.
Why does apt-get download old version?
How do I update to newer versions?
Debian/Ubuntu has old version in their package manager, you have to use custom PPA repository as stated here:
https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md#debinstall
Setup it with:
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
Then install with Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install --yes nodejs
To get the latest version the easiest thing to do is install nvm. nvm install instructions
install nvm curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.0/install.sh | bash
nvm install v10.15.3
(optional) set default nvm alias default v10.15.3