my react project need updated nodejs. so how i can reinstall my node js to latest version in Ubuntu 16.04.
my current node version is
node -v
v6.0.0
my current npm version is
npm -v
3.8.6
ideally i want to reinstall my nodejs, node & npm to its newest version.
Uninstall NodeJS from Ubuntu
The command will remove the package but retain the configuration files.
sudo apt-get remove nodejs
sudo apt-get autoremove
To remove both the package and the configuration files run:
sudo apt-get purge nodejs
sudo apt-get autoremove
Install NodeJS on Ubuntu
Adding the NodeJS PPA to Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_11.x | sudo -E bash -
After successfully adding the NodeJS PPA, It’s time now to install NodeJS using the command below.
sudo apt-get install nodejs
Verfiying the version of NodeJS and NPM
node -v
npm -v
More Info: http://www.rscoder.com/2020/04/how-do-i-completely-uninstall-nodejs.html
sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh after curl command before running install nodejs command. This worked for me:digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/…
https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x by Oct. 2023. However, from the developer page: github.com/nodesource/distributions "The installation scripts setup_XX.x are no longer supported and are not needed anymore, as the installation process is straightforward for any RPM and DEB distro. "Uninstall NodeJS from Ubuntu
sudo apt-get remove nodejssudo apt-get updateFollow below link to install latest nodeJs in ubuntu
https://tecadmin.net/install-latest-nodejs-npm-on-ubuntu/
Ones you installed successfully, then if you want to check node version use below command.
node -v
Have you tried this?
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n 10.16.0
Or n latest to install latest version of node.
Follow below link to install and use other version of nodeJs in ubuntu
You can install nvm for any version specific if you want to run and do your project.
sudo apt install curlcurl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | bash
To activate it, either log out and log back in or run:
source ~/.bashrc
If NodeJS installed previously, then you can go to the specific project and in cmd run by the version of nodejs
nvm install version
