Remove node from apt & install latest stable from node source.

node_install.sh

#!/bin/bash

node_v=$1

if [ -z "$1" ]
  then
    echo "Using default stable version 16.x"
    node_v="16"
fi

sudo apt remove nodejs -y && sudo apt purge nodejs -y
sudo apt autoremove -y

# Install specific node version
node_source="https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_${node_v}.x"
sudo curl -sL "${node_source}" | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install nodejs


# To update node to lastest stable version
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable