node-install.md

Play with multiple versions of node (in linux)

Install nvm (node version manager)

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash

Note: Please avoid to install Node.js with apt-get on Ubuntu. If you already installed Node.js with the built in package manager, please remove that. Run the following commands: sudo apt-get purge nodejs sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt-get autoclean

Manage node versions

To list all installed vesrions

nvm list

To install a specific vesrion

nvm install v10.15.1

To list all available vesrions

nvm list-remote

You can also view them here: https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases/

To use a specific version

nvm use v10.15.1

To view current node version

node -v

To set default node version

nvm alias default 6.1.0

To install npm

sudo apt install npm

Happy playing!