So, I have Node.js installed and now when I tried to install Mongoosejs I got an error telling me that I don't have the needed version of Node.js (I have v0.4.11 and v0.4.12 is needed).
How can I upgrade to this version? I suppose I just could install it again with the latest version, but I don't want to do it before I'm sure that my project folders in the folder "node" won't be deleted.
The module n makes version-management easy:
sudo npm install n -g
For the latest stable version:
sudo n stable
For the latest version:
sudo n latest
just reinstall node from the .msi in Windows from the node website.
sudo:The current stable "LTS" version of node is 14.17.3 (2021-07-19) see: nodejs.org for latest.
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
If you're curious about the installation command read the source code
... its been reviewed by several node.js security experts
Once you've got NVM you can install a specific version of Node.js using the nvm command:
nvm install v14.17.3
Note: you may need to close & re-open your terminal window for nvm command to be available.
You should expect to see something like this in your terminal:
Now using node v14.17.3
Yes, it's that easy and didn't require sudo!
Now please Upvote this (so others can avoid sudo-installing things!)
and have a lovely day writing node.js code!
Microsoft Windows User? Use: https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows
Review of the node mailing list indicates that using NVM (Node Version Manager) is the preferred way to manage your nodejs versioning/upgrading. see: github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
NVM is considered "better" than N because the verbose commands mean is much easier to keep track of what you are doing in your Terminal/SSH Log. Its also faster, saves kittens by not requiring sudo and is used by the team at NPM the node.js security experts!
On Windows download latest "Windows Installer (.msi)" from https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest/ and install same directory , thats all...
After complete the installation above, the NodeJS and NPM will be upgraded to the latest one and then you can cleanup the package as normal as:
npm cache clean
npm update -g
Note
You can always check the version with following command:
C:\node -v
v0.12.4
C:\npm -version
2.10.1
Updated May 2021
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.
Upgrading node.js to the latest version on Windows
Install chocolatey if you haven't already: Installing Chocolatey
From the command prompt, type
cup nodejs
(which is equivalent to typing choco upgrade nodejs -- assumes you already have node installed)
NOTE: You may need to run cinst nodejs.install for chocolatey to register your existing installation. (thanks for the comment, @mikecheel)
Installing node.js on Windows
If you have never installed node, you can use chocolatey to do that as well. Install chocolatey (see step 1 above). Then from a command prompt, type:
cinst nodejs.install
Chocolatey Gallery Node JS (Install)
Installing a specific version of node on Windows with chocolatey
cinst nodejs.install -Version 0.10.26
Following Upgrading Node.js to latest version
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/<VERSION>/bin/node /usr/bin/node
For Upgrading Node.js to latest version
sudo n latest
If you need to do Undo then follow command
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
This method of upgrading node is now unstable and should not be used. The best way to manage Node.js versions is to use NVM: Node Version Management.!
Installation
You can read the installation steps on the nvm [GitHub page][1]. There are only two easy steps for installation and configuration. Using nvm
If you work with a lot of different Node.js utilities, you know that sometimes you need to quickly switch to other versions of Node.js without hosing your entire machine. That's where you can use nvm to download, install, and use different versions of Node.js:
nvm install 4.0
At any given time you can switch to another with use:
nvm use 0.12
brew upgrade node
Which produces:
Andrews-MacBook-Air :: ~/dev/cookiecutter-ionic ‹master*› » brew upgrade node
==> Upgrading 1 outdated package, with result:
node 0.12.7
==> Upgrading node
==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/node-0.12.7.yosemite.bottle
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Pouring node-0.12.7.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
==> Caveats
Bash completion has been installed to:
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d
==> Summary
🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/node/0.12.7: 2726 files, 31M
I had node version v7.10.0 in Ubuntu
Used below commands to upgrade
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Now its upgraded to v8.2.1
or
sudo apt-get install make
sudo curl -L https://git.io/n-install | bash
. /home/$USER/.bashrc
# Below command should get the latest version of node
node --version
# Install specific version of node
n 8.2
# Check for the Node Version installed
node --version
sudo npm install n -g
sudo n 0.12.2
or
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n latest
or
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n latest
These work well. But for UX term terminal node -v did not show latest version so I have closed and reopened new terminal. I found v10.1.0, output of node-v after installation by sudo n latest
Using brew and nvm on Mac OSX:
If you're not using nvm, first uninstall nodejs. Then install Homebrew if not already installed. Then install nvm and node:
brew install nvm
nvm ls-remote # find the version you want
nvm install v7.10.0
nvm alias default v7.10.0 # set default node version on a shell
You can now easily switch node versions when needed.
Bonus: If you see a "tar: invalid option" error when using nvm, brew install gnu-tar and follow the instructions brew gives you to set your PATH.
my 2c:
I tried both with n and with nvm on Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, in order to update node from v0.8.25 to v0.10.22.
The first one was successfully completed, but the command 'which node' resulted in the old v0.8.25.
The second one was successfully completed and the same command resulted in v.0.10.22.
You don't need to worry about an upgrading process.
You can just install the newest version using the official documentation as if you didn't have it installed and it will work like a charm. > https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/ ;)
Its very simple in Windows OS.
You do not have to do any uninstallation of the old node or npm or anything else.
Just go to nodejs.org
And then look for Downloads for Windows option and below that click on Current... Latest Feature Tab and follow automated instructions
It will download the latest node & npm for you & discarding the old one.
If you are looking in linux..
npm update will not work mostly am not sure reason but following steps will help you to resolve issue...
Terminal process to upgrade node 4.x to 6.x.
$ node -v
v4.x
Check node path
$ which node
/usr/bin/node
Download latest(6.x) node files from [Download][1]
[1]: https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.9.2/node-v6.9.2-linux-x64.tar.xz and unzip files keep in /opt/node-v6.9.2-linux-x64/.
Now unlink current node and link with latest as following
$ unlink /usr/bin/node
$ ln -s /opt/node-v6.9.2-linux-x64/bin/node node
$ node -v
$ v6.9.2
There is good explanation for linux users how to update node version step by step.
P.S type instead of sudo n stable sudo n latest for receive latest node version.
If you receive following error
Error: Module version mismatch. Expected 48, got 46.
You have just rebuilt npm by the following command npm rebuild it should fix the problem.
Re-install the latest version of nodejs by downloading the latest .msi version from nodejs website here, https://nodejs.org/en/download/
It worked for me in my windows machine.
After install nvm as @nelsonic describes, this is the easiest way to keep it upgraded:
"node" is a shortcut to the last version, so you can install the last version with:
nvm install node
And to always use the "node" version:
nvm alias default node
Finally to upgrade your node version and keep the installed packages:
nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from=node
I used https://chocolatey.org/install
cup nodejs
That's all. NodeJs now updated to latest version
Just bundling node and npm updates to latest version into a single command for my ~/.bash_profile:
update-node(){
sudo n latest;
sudo npm install -g npm;
node --version;
}
This assumes you've already installed "n" from Eldar Djafarov's answer. After saving this to your Bash profile, re-open the terminal and just type update-node and enter your sudo password:
λ update-node
Password:
/usr/local/bin/npm -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
/usr/local/bin/npx -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
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v8.2.1
For Ubuntu
Install the nvm (Node Version Manager) using the below command
To install or update nvm, one can use the install script using cURL:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
or Wget:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
check if nvm is already installed
nvm --version
To install or update node, run below command:
nvm install 10.14.1(the version of node one want to install)
To check the list of node version available to the system or currently running for the system, run the below command:
nvm list
check the node version:
node -v
