Install node-js, npm and yarn on Ubuntu/Mac using nvm

install-node-js.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Install node and npm via nvm - https://github.com/creationix/nvm

# Run this script like - bash script-name.sh

# Define versions
INSTALL_NODE_VER=8
INSTALL_NVM_VER=0.33.8

echo "==> Make sure bash profile exists and writable"
touch ~/.bash_profile 

echo "==> Installing node version manager v$INSTALL_NVM_VER"
# Removed if already installed
rm -rf ~/.nvm
# Install nvm 
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v$INSTALL_NVM_VER/install.sh | bash
# Make nvm command available to terminal
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh

#echo "==> List all node version available (optional step)"
#nvm ls-remote

echo "==> Installing node js v$INSTALL_NODE_VER"
nvm install $INSTALL_NODE_VER

echo "==> Make this version system default"
nvm alias default $INSTALL_NODE_VER
nvm use default

#echo -e "==> Update npm to latest version, if this stuck then terminate (CTRL+C) the execution"
#npm install -g npm

echo "==> Installing Yarn package manager"
rm -rf ~/.yarn
curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash

echo "==> Checking for versions"
nvm --version
node --version
npm --version

echo "==> Print binary paths"
which npm
which node

echo "==> List installed node versions"
nvm ls

nvm cache clear
echo "==> Please Logout and Login back to take changes effect"

# Tested on Ubuntu, CentOS, MacOS

read-more.md

How to update nvm itself ?

cd ~/.nvm
./install.sh

Wants to try something else ?

• nvm-windows
• nodist
• n Yet another node version manager
• nodesource

💡 Quick install - Run this script in terminal

wget -qO- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ankurk91/8f107ef490f40f74a1cf/raw/install-node-js.sh | bash
# OR
curl -o- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ankurk91/8f107ef490f40f74a1cf/raw/install-node-js.sh | bash