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Updating node.js version on Linux machine
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Update Node.js with NVM and keep packages

Usually when new version of Node.js comes out and you update it by just installing new and removing old one, all of your global NPM packages are gone. Here is how to update to new version of Node and reinstall packages:

Install/update NVM first

For Windows, use nvm setup from "https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases".

Go to URL "https://github.com/creationix/nvm" and follow install/update instructions.

Command

$ nvm install NEW_VERSION --reinstall-packages-from=OLD_VERSION

Usage example

$ nvm install <version e.g. 16.14.2>
$ nvm use <version e.g. 16.14.2>

$ nvm install 8.9.4 --reinstall-packages-from=6.10.0

And uninstall old version

$ nvm uninstall 6.10.0

In case error "If --reinstall-packages-from is provided, it must point to an installed version of node." occurs

$ nvm install 8.9.4

Credits: https://gist.github.com/frenchbread/d70cb4529073f5196faf7bd2e0464fb5

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