updating nodejs on ubuntu 16 04

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I was recently going through the version of node in my ubuntu 16 04 when node -v command was used it shows me version 6 9 1 but when nodejs -v it shows 6 9 2 previously before using this commands npm update command was used   Now what s these difference in node -v and nodejs -v  and how to update to the latest LTS version of node nodejs

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Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use sudo n latest

To undo: 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

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Difference  When I first installed node  it installed as  nodejs   When I upgraded it  it created  node   By executing node  we are actually executing nodejs  Node is just a reference to nodejs   From my experience  when I upgraded  it affected both the versions  as it is supposed to   When I do nodejs -v or node -v  I get the new version   Upgrading  npm update is used to update the packages in the current directory  Check https   docs npmjs com cli update  To upgrade node version  based on the OS you are using  follow the commands here https   nodejs org en download package-manager

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To update  you can install n   sudo npm install -g n   Then just    sudo n latest   or a specific version  sudo n 8 9 0

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Run these commands   sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev curl -o- https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm v0 33 11 install sh   bash source    profile nvm ls-remote nvm install v9 10 1 nvm use v9 10 1 node -v

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Try this   Edit or create the file  nodesource list  sudo gedit  etc apt sources list d nodesource list   Insert this text      deb     https   deb nodesource com node 10 x bionic main      deb-src https   deb nodesource com node 10 x bionic main   Run these commands   curl -s https   deb nodesource com gpgkey nodesource gpg key   apt-key add -   sudo sh -c  echo deb https   deb nodesource com node 10 x cosmic main  etc apt sources list d nodesource list   sudo apt-get update  sudo apt-get install nodejs

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Use sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade nodejs to upgrade node  and only upgrade node  using the package manager   The package name is nodejs  see https   stackoverflow com a 18130296 4578017 for details   You can also use nvm to install and update node   curl -o- https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm v0 32 1 install sh   bash   Then restart the terminal  use nvm ls-remote to get latest version list of node  and use nvm install lts   to install latest LTS version   nvm is more recommended way to install or update node  even if you are not going to switch versions

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Please refer nodejs official site for installation instructions at the following link  https   nodejs org en download package-manager  debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions  Anyway  please find the commands to install nodejs version 10 in ubuntu below   curl -sL https   deb nodesource com setup 8 x   sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

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Using Node Version Manager  NVM    Install it   wget -qO- https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm v0 33 11 install sh   bash   Test your installation   close your current terminal  open a new terminal  and run   command -v nvm   Use it to install as many versions as u like   nvm install 8                Install nodejs 8 nvm install --lts            Install latest LTS  Long Term Support  version   List installed versions   nvm ls   Use a specific version   nvm use 8                    Use this version on this shell   Set defaults   nvm alias default 8          Default to nodejs 8 on this shell nvm alias default node       always use latest available as default nodejs for all shells

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Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use sudo n latest

To undo: 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

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According to official docs to install node on Debian and Ubuntu based distributions  node v12  Old  curl -sL https   deb nodesource com setup 12 x   sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs  node v14  For new users  install this one   curl -sL https   deb nodesource com setup 14 x   sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs  node v15  Current version   curl -sL https   deb nodesource com setup 15 x   sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs  Other older versions  Just replace the desired version number in the link above  Optional  install build tools To compile and install native packages sudo apt-get install -y build-essential  To update node to the latest version just  sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade  To keep npm updated sudo npm i -g npm  To find out other versions try npm info npm and in versions find your desired version and replace  version-tag  with that version tag in npm i -g npm  version-tag  And I also recommend trying yarn instead of npm

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sudo npm install npm latest -g

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