So, I have Node.js installed and now when I tried to install Mongoosejs, I got an error telling me that I don't have the needed version of Node.js (I have v0.4.11 and v0.4.12 is needed).
How can I upgrade to this version? I suppose I just could install it again with the latest version, but I don't want to do it before I'm sure that my project folders in the folder "node" won't be deleted.
The module n makes version-management easy:
npm install n -g
For the latest stable version:
n stable
For the latest version:
n latest
Upgrade older versions of node and npm on Debian 10 as follows:
sudo su -c 'curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -'
sudo apt-get install nodejs -y
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo npm install -g [email protected]
node --version
npm --version
Note: Replace setup_18 with the latest long-term support release.
just reinstall node from the .msi in Windows from the node website.
n, instead of specifying the version? –
Sloppy .msi in Windows from the node website. No need for n –
Flammable For the latest version: would better read Use n to install the latest stable node: –
Combat npm config set registry http://registry.npmjs.org/ –
Maccarone sudo npm cache clean -f before I got rid of some errors. –
Nutty sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node as the first command. Otherwise I was getting /usr/bin/env: node: No such file or directory –
Apish npm install n -g && n stable worked for me. No need for sudo if node was not previously installed with it. –
Nucleotide /usr/local/n/versions/node/7.8.0 If you don't add it to the path, use n use latest yourscript.js to launch your script with the installed version of node –
Ivaivah nvm? –
Galvin n some official or trustworthy solution or is it leftpad grade nodeism? –
Sustentacular If you just need to upgrade your old version of Node.js to the latest one and don't need multiple versions, simply over-write your existing executable with the new one.
Node.js from nodejs.org/en/download
This Just Works! TM on all platforms and is the easiest/fastest method.
When you run node -v in your terminal you will see the the latest version.
If you originally installed Node.js using brew then run:
brew upgrade node
Node.js:If you need to run multiple versions of Node.js on your machine e.g. if you have an older project that targets a specific version on AWS Lambda, then NVM (Node Version Manger) is your friend!
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
If you're curious about the installation command read the source code
... its been reviewed by several node.js security experts
Node.js you needOnce you've got NVM you can install a specific version of Node.js using the nvm command:
nvm install v20.11.0
Note: you may need to close & re-open your terminal window for nvm command to be available.
You should expect to see something like this in your terminal:
Now using node v20.11.0
You now have the latest Node.js on your machine.
And if you need to temporarily switch to a different/previous version, you can do it with a simple nvm command.
Note: avoid using
sudowith Node/NPM as it violates the security principal of least privilege
NVM is considered "better" than N for managing multiple Node.js versions because the verbose commands mean it is much easier to keep track of what you are doing in your Terminal/SSH Log. It is used by the team at NPM the creators/custodians of the Node.js World!
nvm installs into a user's home directory. So if you use another tool to manage node processes, such as pm2, then you need to specify the new name of the node process (nodejs vs node) in order to experience the version nvm sets (if going from v0.12.x to v4.x for example). This is because nvm links node to nodejs only under the installed user's profile. –
Vanward n. Everything was running fine, no errors, but the version after n stable was still 5.3.0 even though it should be 6.0.0 at the time of writing. Anyway, installed nvm , installed 6.1.0 and everything works. I'm on root user, no sudo needed anyway. –
Gut nvm install v6.9.1, I got this Version 'v6.9.1' not found - try 'nvm ls-remote' to browse available versions. . Even after I use nvm ls-remote, I got N/A . Currently I have v6.3.0 –
Hotien tl;dr be at the top for all the people that don't read –
Hyrax bash and when you're done, go back to Fish (run exit) –
Ummersen npm. These will no => longer be linked to the active version of Node when you install a new node => with nvm; and they may (depending on how you construct your $PATH) => override the binaries of modules installed with nvm:" WTF?? so it does not do dependency check? NVM needs to learn from RVM –
Battleax source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh to make nvm available for terminal. –
Kinna {command} | zsh –
Thermaesthesia sudo to install versions because it says mkdir: cannot create directory '/usr/local/nvm/alias': Permission denied –
Hawkshaw sudo (root access) wherever possible. –
Totaquine creationix) script and not the official nvm installation: curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash –
Hereditable nvm install 12.13 --reinstall-packages-from=12.7. This will prevent you from having to reinstall necessary global modules like yarn, Gatsby, etc. –
Psychographer nvm you can run multiple Node.js versions side-by-side or set a global default version. Definitely checkout the docs for more detail: github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#system-version-of-node –
Totaquine sudo port install nvm which did get me the latest. Rather than the issue with the version number, I wasn't happy having stuff on my mac without knowing later how it got there, which is what would happen with a curl | bash. Keep in mind nvm team does not support homebrew (and probably forgot to mention they do not support macport either): still worked fine though. –
Generalist via npm:
npm cache clean -f
npm install -g n
n stable
and also you can specify a desired version:
n 0.8.21
In case it doesn't seem to work, the installation gives you a hint :
If "node --version" shows the old version then start a new shell, or reset the location hash with:
hash -r(for bash, zsh, ash, dash, and ksh) [or]rehash(for csh and tcsh)
That's it folks. It used to be more complex and people used different kinds of packages and strategies to manage it. But things have changed for the better.
mv /opt/local/bin/node ~/tmp/ –
Mckinnie firebase deploy, it kept referencing the old version/install that had like 0.12.12 in it.. and so firebase kept giving me an error saying I need to upgrade. After I did the remove line (from my initial comment), then the correct 6.x version/install was detected –
Mckinnie node -v, saw change instantly. –
Exertion . .bash_profile didn't update the PATH for me. Had to close out the terminal session and restart :/ –
Transmission nvm allowed me to switch back and forth, but this approach wouldn't because it would put on the latest with no way back if it didn't work: different strokes for different folks. –
Generalist On Windows download latest "Windows Installer (.msi)" from https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest/ and install same directory , thats all...
After complete the installation above, the NodeJS and NPM will be upgraded to the latest one and then you can cleanup the package as normal as:
npm cache clean
npm update -g
Note
You can always check the version with following command:
C:\node -v
v0.12.4
C:\npm -version
2.10.1
npm install express not working. Do you have any solution? –
Amalburga npm cache verify not npm cache clean –
Schechter Following Upgrading Node.js to the latest version
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/<VERSION>/bin/node /usr/bin/node
For Upgrading Node.js to the latest version
sudo n latest
If you need to do Undo then follow the command
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node
sudo n rm 6.0.0 # replace number with version of Node that was installed
sudo npm uninstall -g n
This method of upgrading node is now unstable and should not be used. The best way to manage Node.js versions is to use NVM: Node Version Management.!
Installation
You can read the installation steps on the nvm [GitHub page][1]. There are only two easy steps for installation and configuration. Using nvm
If you work with a lot of different Node.js utilities, you know that sometimes you need to quickly switch to other versions of Node.js without losing your entire machine. That's where you can use nvm to download, install, and use different versions of Node.js:
nvm install 4.0
At any given time you can switch to another with the use:
nvm use 0.12
Addition n13: In case 'sudo n stable' has errors, try this:
sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" n stable
sudo npm/n! It will mess up your permissions for several global npm packages and cause trouble the next time one of them is updated. See recent solutions in this thread. –
Polyglot Upgrading node.js to the latest version on Windows
Install chocolatey if you haven't already: Installing Chocolatey
From the command prompt, type
cup nodejs
(which is equivalent to typing choco upgrade nodejs -- assumes you already have node installed)
NOTE: You may need to run cinst nodejs.install for chocolatey to register your existing installation. (thanks for the comment, @mikecheel)
Installing node.js on Windows
If you have never installed node, you can use chocolatey to do that as well. Install chocolatey (see step 1 above). Then from a command prompt, type:
cinst nodejs.install
Chocolatey Gallery Node JS (Install)
Installing a specific version of node on Windows with chocolatey
cinst nodejs.install -Version 0.10.26
cup nodejs it told me i didn't have nodejs installed at all. It asked if i wanted to install and I selected yes. When I run node -v i get version 10.7.0 so all is well! Thanks! –
Winny Install npm =>
sudo apt-get install npm
Install n =>
sudo npm install n -g
latest version of node =>
sudo n latest
So latest version will be downloaded and installed
Specific version of node you can
List available node versions =>
n ls
Install a specific version =>
sudo n 4.5.0
brew upgrade node
Which produces:
Andrews-MacBook-Air :: ~/dev/cookiecutter-ionic ‹master*› » brew upgrade node
==> Upgrading 1 outdated package, with result:
node 0.12.7
==> Upgrading node
==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/node-0.12.7.yosemite.bottle
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Pouring node-0.12.7.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
==> Caveats
Bash completion has been installed to:
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d
==> Summary
🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/node/0.12.7: 2726 files, 31M
I had node version v7.10.0 in Ubuntu
Used below commands to upgrade
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Now its upgraded to v8.2.1
or
sudo apt-get install make
sudo curl -L https://git.io/n-install | bash
. /home/$USER/.bashrc
# Below command should get the latest version of node
node --version
# Install specific version of node
n 8.2
# Check for the Node Version installed
node --version
sudo npm install n -g
sudo n 0.12.2
or
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n latest
or
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n latest
These work well. But for UX term terminal node -v did not show latest version so I have closed and reopened new terminal. I found v10.1.0, output of node-v after installation by sudo n latest
Using brew and nvm on Mac OSX:
If you're not using nvm, first uninstall nodejs. Then install Homebrew if not already installed. Then install nvm and node:
brew install nvm
nvm ls-remote # find the version you want
nvm install v7.10.0
nvm alias default v7.10.0 # set default node version on a shell
You can now easily switch node versions when needed.
Bonus: If you see a "tar: invalid option" error when using nvm, brew install gnu-tar and follow the instructions brew gives you to set your PATH.
brew upgrade node
will upgrade to the latest version of the node
If you are using Linux .. Just do the following steps sudo -i
sudo apt install curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
you should have now the latest version
my 2c:
I tried both with n and with nvm on Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, in order to update node from v0.8.25 to v0.10.22.
The first one was successfully completed, but the command 'which node' resulted in the old v0.8.25.
The second one was successfully completed and the same command resulted in v.0.10.22.
You don't need to worry about an upgrading process.
You can just install the newest version using the official documentation as if you didn't have it installed and it will work like a charm. > https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/ ;)
It's very simple in the Windows OS.
You do not have to do any uninstallation of the old Node.js or npm or anything else.
Just go to nodejs.org.
And then look for the Downloads for Windows option and below that click on Current... Latest Feature tab and follow the automated instructions.
It will download the latest Node.js and npm for you and discarding the old one.
Open the package.json file of the node.js project and replace the version number specified with * in the dependencies will fetch you the latest version.
If you are looking in linux..
npm update will not work mostly am not sure reason but following steps will help you to resolve issue...
Terminal process to upgrade node 4.x to 6.x.
$ node -v
v4.x
Check node path
$ which node
/usr/bin/node
Download latest(6.x) node files from [Download][1]
[1]: https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.9.2/node-v6.9.2-linux-x64.tar.xz and unzip files keep in /opt/node-v6.9.2-linux-x64/.
Now unlink current node and link with latest as following
$ unlink /usr/bin/node
$ ln -s /opt/node-v6.9.2-linux-x64/bin/node node
$ node -v
$ v6.9.2
There is good explanation for linux users how to update node version step by step.
P.S type instead of sudo n stable sudo n latest for receive latest node version.
If you receive following error
Error: Module version mismatch. Expected 48, got 46.
You have just rebuilt npm by the following command npm rebuild it should fix the problem.
For Windows users, simply go to the node.js (nodejs.org) website and download the latest version (8.6.0 as of 09/29/2017). Follow the steps from the auto install window and you're good to go. I just did it and when I checked my latest version in webstorm, it was already there.
Re-install the latest version of nodejs by downloading the latest .msi version from nodejs website here, https://nodejs.org/en/download/
It worked for me in my windows machine.
just try this on your terminal :
nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from=node
it should do the trick.
later, run node --version to check the version that you have.
In order to install the latest version of Node.js and npm, do the following:
nvm install --lts
After install nvm as @nelsonic describes, this is the easiest way to keep it upgraded:
"node" is a shortcut to the last version, so you can install the last version with:
nvm install node
And to always use the "node" version:
nvm alias default node
Finally to upgrade your node version and keep the installed packages:
nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from=node
For Windows
I had the same problem, I tried to reinstall and didn't worked for me.
Remove "C:\Program Files(x86)\nodejs" from your system enviorment PATH and thats it!
I used https://chocolatey.org/install
cup nodejs
That's all. NodeJs now updated to latest version
I am installing node for angular setup in Ubuntu. I also struggled a little bit. Here is the solution to save your time.
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
It should work, but if still didn't work to you let me know.
Just bundling node and npm updates to latest version into a single command for my ~/.bash_profile:
update-node(){
sudo n latest;
sudo npm install -g npm;
node --version;
}
This assumes you've already installed "n" from Eldar Djafarov's answer. After saving this to your Bash profile, re-open the terminal and just type update-node and enter your sudo password:
λ update-node
Password:
/usr/local/bin/npm -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
/usr/local/bin/npx -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
+ [email protected]
updated 1 package in 7.232s
v8.2.1
just run command line npm install -g npm or sudo npm install -g npmto update it for mac user. That's it.
Windows 10
Open CMD in folder C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules and type npm i npm
For Ubuntu
Install the nvm (Node Version Manager) using the below command
To install or update nvm, one can use the install script using cURL:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
or Wget:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
check if nvm is already installed
nvm --version
To install or update node, run below command:
nvm install 10.14.1(the version of node one want to install)
To check the list of node version available to the system or currently running for the system, run the below command:
nvm list
check the node version:
node -v
If there is an issue with sudo/root access, we can do:
npm install stable Or
npm install 10.15.0
Just install Node.js using nvm. It will download the latest version of Node.js.
Run: curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.37.2/install.sh | bash
After executing the command, close your terminal and reopen then run this command to install Node.js latest version.
Run: nvm install v14.15.5
Now check by typing node -v.
In Windows 10/11, in my Azure DevOps pipeline, I run these commands from a PowerShell script in my restore phase:
if (!(Test-Path "./$nodeInstaller")) {
$message = "Downloading node $nodeVersion"
Write-Output $message
Invoke-WebRequest "https://nodejs.org/dist/$nodeVersion/$($nodeInstaller)" -OutFile "./$nodeInstaller"
}
# Display node install message
$message = "Installing node $nodeVersion"
Write-Output $message
# Execute MsiExec silently and wait for it to complete.
Start-Process MsiExec.exe -Wait -ArgumentList "/i $($nodeInstaller) /qn /L*v msilog.txt"
In my case, this was necessary for some of my build tools (Angular 13 CLI) as the container image I'm using only had an old version of node. These commands are helpful also in a build/restore pipeline since we can wait for the installation to complete and capture some logs in case of an install failure.
Install nvm and then:
To update your npm:
npm i -g n
N_PREFIX=$HOME/.local n latest
You should get something similar to:
installing : node-v21.6.2
mkdir : /home/user/.local/n/versions/node/21.6.2
fetch : https://nodejs.org/dist/v21.6.2/node-v21.6.2-linux-x64.tar.xz
copying : node/21.6.2
installed : v21.6.2 to /home/user/.local/bin/node
active : v18.12.1 at /home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/bin/node
Then run:
nvm install 21.6.2
And confirm the installation with:
node -v
Output:
v21.6.2
And you're good :)
If Node install script doesn't work for you (it didn't for me), here's the solution to update Node Js in Debian Jessie, taken from the reply from Thomas Ward at askubuntu.com (Thanks, buddy!).
1.- Create a new file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
You'll need to create this file with sudo, but when you create the file, put this inside it:
deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_9.x jessie main
deb-src https://deb.nodesource.com/node_9.x jessie main
Then, save the file. (replace node_9.x with the desired version)
2.- Download the GPG Signing Key from Nodesource for the repository. Otherwise, you may get NO_PUBKEY errors with apt-get update:
curl -s https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
3.- Manually run sudo apt-get update.
This refreshes the data from the nodesource repo so apt knows a newer version exists.
If you get a NO_PUBKEY GPG error, then go back to Step 2
4.- Check apt-cache policy nodejs output.
This is not done by the script, but you want to make sure you see an entry that says something like this in the output:
Version table:
*** 9.2.0-1nodesource1 0
500 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_9.x/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
0.10.29~dfsg-2 0
500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
If you do not see entries like this, and only see 0.10.29, start over. Otherwise, proceed.
5.- Install the nodejs binary. Now that you have confirmed 9.x is available on your system, you can install it: sudo apt-get install nodejs
nodejs -v should now show v9.2 or similar on output (as long as it starts with v9. you're on version 9 then).
To upgrade Node.js to the latest version, you can follow these general steps:
Check Current Version: First, check the currently installed version of Node.js by running:
node -v
Choose Installation Method: Decide on the installation method. You can either use a package manager like npm or yarn, or you can download the Node.js installer directly from the Node.js website.
Using npm (Node Package Manager): Open your terminal or command prompt. Run the following command to update npm to the latest version (optional but recommended):
npm install -g npm@latest
Then, run the following command to upgrade Node.js:
npm install -g node@latest
Using Yarn:
If you're using Yarn, you can upgrade Node.js by running:
yarn global upgrade node
Direct Download:
Alternatively, you can visit the official Node.js website and download the latest installer for your operating system. Run the installer, and it should automatically replace the older version with the latest one.
Verify Installation: After the installation is complete, verify that Node.js has been upgraded successfully by running:
node -v
Check npm Version: You might also want to check the npm version by running:
npm -v
Update Global Packages (Optional): If you have global npm packages installed, you might want to update them to ensure compatibility with the new Node.js version. You can do this by running:
npm update -g
By following these steps, you should be able to upgrade Node.js to the latest version on your system. Remember to check compatibility with your existing projects and dependencies after the upgrade.
Forget all of the previous answers. If it’s not working, just run the following command if you have installed nvm:
nvm alias 12.16.0 // Add your required Node.js version
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