Simplest way to upgrade NodeJs and NPM

Asked Nov 25 '19 at 16:25

Active Nov 25 '19 at 16:51

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In nowadays (~2020) not make sense to copy/paste big scripts from internet to install the official stable version of a package...

There are a simpler (and reliable) way (comparing with this ugly setpup) to do it for node and npm?

Notes: I am using fresh Ubuntu 18 LTS and need standard LTS packages, but apt install build very very old versions:

node --version = v8.10.0, but "all people" need v12+ as the official recommendation.
npm -v = 3.5.2, but "all people" need v6+ as the official recommendation.
I try sudo snap refresh node --channel=13 but "snap 'node' is not installed"
This answer seems the only good solution

edited Nov 25 '19 at 16:34

asked Nov 25 '19 at 16:25

Peter Krauss

Hi @user535733, I tested apt and Snaps .... Perhaps do something wrong with Snaps – Peter Krauss Nov 25 '19 at 16:31
Check out the Node Version Manager. I think the best way to manage your node version. – mfpinheiro Nov 25 '19 at 16:51

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