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everyone.
I am upgrading Node.js and npm in my Ubuntu 18.04.6 server, but I'm running into a strange problem.
I was using the process as indicated in the installation guides:
To install Node.js version 17.2.0, I use
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_17.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Then, to install npm version, I use
npm install -g npm
However, after this, when I try to use npm to install modules, I get the warning
npm does not support Node.js v14.4.0
You should probably upgrade to a newer version of node as we
can't make any promises that npm will work with this version.
Checking the versions of node, I find that
node --version
yields v14.4.0, but
nodejs --version
yields v17.2.0.
How do I fix it so node will point to the latest version and/or so npm will use the correct version of node?
I had also tried a lot for upgrading node version from 14 to 18. But even after installing latest version and following various procedures my version of node was showing 14.4.0 only.
Luckily following three node version manager commands solved my problem on my ubuntu machine v20.04.4:
1. curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
2. command -v nvm
3. nvm install node
Now check node has been updated to latest version and can be verified with node --version.
If you still find an old version even on installing new latest/lts version, then check which node version is set as default with following command:
nvm ls
you will see green colored version text set with an arrow in front of it. It will also show other versions which have installed recently like v16.15.0, v18.2.0, etc.
Change the node version you want to set by following command:
nvm alias default v18.2.0
After this close the terminal and restart the new terminal and try checking node JS version. Here you got you want..!!
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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]
If my answer is helpful, don't forget to upvote it
(here is the original answer by Anmol Saraf, upvote it too)
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 want to update my Node js to the current LTS version on my windows 7. Do I just let the current version be, and install the latest version from the website? Or do I need to delete the currently installed node? If so, how do I do that?
The best way to have multiple versions of Node is by using nvm.
Nvm for Windows (guide)
Nvm for Windows (GitHub repo)
Goto https://nodejs.org/en/download/
Download the version you want, for instance msi for windows. Run the download and it will update the version to the one you have downloaded.
If you install the latest stable version. Please use the below comments with the administrator command prompt
nvm install lts
Once complete the installation. You received the message
Downloading node.js version 16.15.1 (64-bit)...
Extracting...
Complete
Installation complete. If you want to use this version, type
nvm use 16.15.1
next step
nvm use 16.15.1
I believe that since npm installs Node.JS as a package (just like it would React or any other package) to your project, you can just 'npm install node' to get the latest version.
If you're looking for npm, the NPM website says this:
To update your npm, type this into your terminal:
npm install npm#latest -g
Follow https://phoenixnap.com/kb/update-node-js-version you can find several ways to update the node.
Install nvm by running:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash in bash
or
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
Then run the editor as administrator :
nvm install 14.18.1 (example the node version that you want or use lts for the latest)
nvm use 14.18.1
Make sure the node version to be used is the one installed after nvm install. If you already have one, delete it first.
node -v will give 14.18.1
I am using ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
I installed nodejs as mentioned here, and then I installed express by running sudo npm install -g express#3 it got installed but when I try to create an app or even try to look at the version by running express -v or express -V it doesn't give any sort of output.
Any help is much appreciated, Thanks in advance!
Installation of node in ubuntu is fairly a straight forward process. I don't know what gone wrong with your earlier attempt.anyway you can install it again if you wish. there are two ways to install node.
Download and install from nodejs.or
Use NVM(node version manager)
I always prefer the NVM method because it not only allows you to switch between versions but also avoids some of issues that otherwise you may face later. example, can't install npm packages globally without sudo.
Before you start remove your old installation
sudo rm -r ~/.npm
Now install nvm
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.16.1/install.sh | bash
To activate nvm
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
Then install node
nvm install 0.10
nvm use 0.10
To set a default Node version to be used in any new shell
nvm alias default 0.10
Check everything done properly
node --version
Then install express
npm install -g express
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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]
If my answer is helpful, don't forget to upvote it
(here is the original answer by Anmol Saraf, upvote it too)
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