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    How to Upgrade Node.js via NPM

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    NPM is a package manager for nodejs and many other languages. Currently, I was running nodejs version v5.4.0 on my system. I was in required to install Latest nodejs package on my system. After searching I found the best and easier way to Upgrade Node.js version using NPM quickly. It works perfectly for me and hopes so for you.

    Steps to Upgrade Node.Js

    Use the following steps to install or upgrade node.js to latest available version.

    • Current NodeJs Version – First check current nodejs version on your system using following command. In my case it is v5.4.0.
      node -v 

v5.4.0
    • Clean Cache Forcefully – Now clean all npm cache from your system forcefully.
      sudo npm cache clean -f 

npm WARN using --force I sure hope you know what you are doing.
    • Install n Module – After cleaning all cache from your system, now install n modules using npm command.
      sudo npm install -g n 

/root/.npm-global/bin/n -> /root/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/n/bin/n
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    • Install Nodejs – Let’s install or update latest nodejs version on your system using n module.
      sudo n lts 

  installing : node-v12.18.4
       mkdir : /usr/local/n/versions/node/12.18.4
       fetch : https://nodejs.org/dist/v12.18.4/node-v12.18.4-linux-x64.tar.xz
   installed : v12.18.4 (with npm 6.14.6)
    • Setup Binary Link - Now link your node binary with latest nodejs installed binary file using following command.
      sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/12.18.4/bin/node /usr/bin/node
    • Check Nodejs Version - Finally recheck your nodejs version. You will find that it showing latest version on your system.
      node -v 

v12.18.4

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    1. joe on

      Hi, Having an issue here.
      sudo n lts
      appears to work correctly
      installing : node-v14.18.1 …
      It told me it changed location…
      old : /usr/bin/node
      new : /usr/local/bin/node
      But now I don’t have node.
      node -v
      bash: /usr/bin/node: No such file or directory

      Thank you for any advice

      Reply
    8. Isabelle on

      Hi, thanks for this tutorial!

      I had to do : $ NODE_MIRROR=http://nodejs.org/dist/ n –lts instead of : $ sudo n stable.

      At the end, I did : $ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/10.16.0/bin/node /usr/bin/node.

      When I check the version, I have this message : bash /usr/bin/node no such file or directory.

      Thanks for your answer.

      Reply
    10. Jone Quest on

      I updated to node 12.2.0, however when I run “node -v”, still shows the previous version. And the command “sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/12.2.0/bin/node /usr/bin/node” doesn’t help.

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      • Rahul on

        Jone, First check which node binary is default executed…

        $ which node

        Then you can symlink /usr/local/n/versions/node/12.2.0/bin/node to that binary file.

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    20. manchoy on

      After typed this command, when I typed “node -v” show error “no such file or directory”. Give me a help please!
      ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/6.0.0/bin/node /usr/bin/node

      Reply
    25. Jinger on

      Thank you very much for this! I was trying to install LESS but was having a hard time. It turns out it’s just the version compatibility with my node. I finally get it to work.:D

      Reply
    26. udayan debnath on

      Thanks man….. You are my hero …. There are many option to do that all over the net including nodejs.org. But i understand that once npm is installed as a package manager then it should be done by npm itself. I used fedora 24 with dnf to install the default package from the repo. Then upgrade npm and then node…. thanks again…. now i am learning npm cli command before anything.

      Reply
    34. stephen on

      Is this powershell, command prompt…(windows,Mac,Linux) sudo suggest linux ..so probabbly mac lynux. node -v is the only thing that worked for me. Should i just download the node windows install and run tha

      Reply
    35. Joey on

      Hi, I hope you can help me out. I tried to upgrade my Pi but I still have an older version of nodejs:

      pi@raspberrypi:~ $ node -v
      v5.6.0

      pi@raspberrypi:~ $ nodejs -v
      v0.10.29

      Reply
    36. Chris on

      wtf this just broke the node command for me… when I punch in node -v or any node command now it gives me /usr/bin/node: No such file or directory. awesome.

      Reply
    37. Neville Franks on

      Note that the line:
      sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/5.0.0/bin/node /usr/bin/node
      will need the 5.0.0 version number updated to match the stable version that was installed.

      Reply
    39. babababababa on

      Doesn’t work on windows:

      npm ERR! notsup Unsupported
      npm ERR! notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: [email protected]
      .0
      npm ERR! notsup Valid OS: !win32
      npm ERR! notsup Valid Arch: any
      npm ERR! notsup Actual OS: win32
      npm ERR! notsup Actual Arch: x64

      Reply

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