nodejs: Removing and installing

uninstall-install-nodejs.md

Removing existing node, nodejs and npm (if installed previously):

• apt-get remove nodejs npm node
• sudo apt-get purge nodejs npm node
• sudo rm -rvf /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/local/share/man/man1/node* /usr/local/lib/dtrace/node.d ~/.npm ~/.node-gyp /opt/local/bin/node opt/local/include/node /opt/local/lib/node_modules
• sudo rm -rfv /usr/local/lib/node*
• sudo rm -rfv /usr/local/include/node*
• sudo rm -rfv /usr/local/bin/node*

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For stable nodejs version v0.10.*

1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get install python-software-properties python g++ make nodejs

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For latest nodejs version:

1. sudo apt-get install npm
2. sudo npm cache clean OR sudo npm cache vefify
3. sudo npm install -g n
4. sudo n latest
5. ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/<version no from above step>/bin/node /usr/bin/node

after removing with the command "sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node*" to reinstall nodejs, what command do you use