Upgrade Node js to the latest version on Mac OS

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Currently I am using Node js v0 6 16 on Mac OS X 10 7 4  Now I want to upgrade it to the latest Node js v0 8 1  But after downloading and installing the latest package file from nodejs org  I found that system is still using v0 6 16 instead of v0 8 1 when I typed  node -v  in a terminal  Is there any step that I have missed  Or  should I thoroughly uninstall the old version before installing the latest one   BTW  I know that nvm can help to manage the nodejs package  https   github com creationix nvm   Is there any way to upgrade the Node js without using it   I have googled this problem  but it seems to me that there is no very clear answer to this question for the latest Node js

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Nvm Nvm is a script-based node version manager. You can install it easily with a curl and bash one-liner as described in the documentation. It's also available on Homebrew.

Assuming you have successfully installed nvm. The following will install the latest version of node.

 nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from=node

The last option installs all global npm packages over to your new version. This way packages like mocha and node-inspector keep working.

N N is an npm-based node version manager. You can install it by installing first some version of node and then running npm install -g n.

Assuming you have successfully installed n. The following will install the latest version of node.

sudo n latest

Homebrew Homebrew is one of the two popular package managers for Mac. Assuming you have previously installed node with brew install node. You can get up-to-date with formulae and upgrade to the latest Node.js version with the following.

1 brew update
2 brew upgrade node

MacPorts MacPorts is the another package manager for Mac. The following will update the local ports tree to get access to updated versions. Then it will install the latest version of Node.js. This works even if you have previous version of the package installed.

1 sudo port selfupdate
2 sudo port install nodejs-devel

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You can directly use curl to upgrade node to the latest version  Run the following command   curl  https   nodejs org dist latest node-  VERSION -  wget -qO- https   nodejs org dist latest    sed -nE  s    gt node-      pkg lt  a gt     1 p    pkg   gt    HOME Downloads node-latest pkg   amp  amp  sudo installer -store -pkg   HOME Downloads node-latest pkg  -target       Reference  https   nodejs org en download package-manager  macos

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On macOS the homebrew recommended way is to run  brew install node npm install -g npm latest

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Because this seems to be at the top of Google when searching for how to upgrade nodejs on mac I will offer my tip for anyone coming along in the future despite its age    Upgrading via NPM You can use the method described by  Mathias above or choose the following simpler method via the terminal    sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable   After which you may opt to confirm the upgrade  node -v   Your nodejs should have upgraded to the latest version  If you wish to upgrade to a specific one say v0 8 19 then instead of   sudo n stable   use  sudo n 0 8 19   EDIT Avoid using sudo unless you need to  Refer to comment by Steve in the comments

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If you initially installed Node js with Homebrew  run   brew update brew upgrade node npm install -g npm   Or as a one-liner   brew update  amp  amp  brew upgrade node  amp  amp  npm install -g npm     A convenient way to change versions is to use nvm   brew install nvm   To install the latest version of Node js with nvm   nvm install node     If you installed via a package  then download the latest version from nodejs org  See Installing Node js and updating npm

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I was able to update in  20 seconds with just one line of code  sudo n latest   Other commands weren t working for me  but this one worked  Hope it helps somebody

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I think the simplest way to use the newest version of Node js is to get the newest Node js pkg file in the website https   nodejs org en download current  if you want to use different version of Node js you can use nvm or n to manage it

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These 2 methods I tried are not working    Use npm   sudo npm cache clean -f  sudo npm install -g n  sudo n stable   Manual install node from official website  https   nodejs org en     After trying  node -v still shows the old version of node     Below method works for me   Step 1  Install nvm  for more details  https   github com creationix nvm installation   Open terminal and type this command   curl -o- https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm v0 33 11 install sh   bash  Close terminal and reopen it    Type this command to check if nvm is installed   command -v nvm    Step 2  To download  compile  and install the latest release of node  type this   nvm install node   node  is an alias for the latest version   To check if node gets the latest version  v10 11 0      Installing the latest node also installs the latest npm   Check if npm gets the latest version  6 4 1

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sudo npm install -g n   and then   sudo n latest for linux mac users   For Windows please reinstall node

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You can run but you can t hide    At the end you will be using NVM anyways

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Go to http   nodejs org and download and run the installer  It works now - for me at least

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sadly  n doesn t worked for me  I use node version manager or nvm and it works like a charm  heres the link on how to install nvm  https   github com creationix nvm installation   nvm i 8 11 2 upgrade to latest LTS nvm use 8 11 2 use it node -v check your latest version

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Simply go to node JS Website and install the latest version   Do install latest version instead of the recommended stable version  It will give you freedom to use latest ES6 Features on node   Can be Found here Node JS  also to update npm  you will have to use this command  sudo npm i -g npm latest  All your projects will work fine   Update  2020 another good option is to use nvm for node which can then support multiple versions  use nvm install --lts to always be able to update to latest node version use nvm ls-remote command to to check new versions of node   Other option for mac    brew update  amp  amp  brew install node  amp  amp  npm -g npm

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Here s how I successfully upgraded from v0 8 18 to v0 10 20 without any other requirements like brew etc   type these commands in the terminal     sudo npm cache clean -f  force  clear you npm cache sudo npm install -g n install n  this might take a while  sudo n stable upgrade to the current stable version   Note that sudo might prompt your password     Additional note regarding step 3  stable can be exchanged for latest  lts  long term support  or any specific version number such as 0 10 20   If the version number doesn t show up when typing node -v  you might have to reboot   These instructions are found here as well  davidwalsh name upgrade-nodejs More info about the n package found here  npmjs com package n More info about Node js  release schedule  github com nodejs Release

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This is just to add some info for people who didn t have Node installed with Homebrew but getting that very error when trying to install packages with npm on Mac OS X   I found this good article explaining how to completely remove Node whichever the way you originally installed it   After node  npm and n were completely removed from my machine  I just reinstalled Node js using the official  pckg installer from Node website and everything just went back to normal   Hope this helps out someone

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Easy nad Safe Steps  Step 1  Install NVM  brew install nvm   Step 2  Create a directory for NVM  mkdir    nvm    Step 3  Configure your environmental variables  nano    bash profile   PASTE BELOW CODE  export NVM DIR    nvm source   brew --prefix nvm  nvm sh  source    bash profile   Step 4  Double check your work  nvm ls   Step 5  Install Node  nvm install 9 x x   Step6  Upgrade  nvm ls-remote     v10 16 2    LTS  Dubnium     v10 16 3    Latest LTS  Dubnium               nvm install v10 16 3  Troubleshooting  Error Example  1 rm -rf  usr local lib node modules brew uninstall node brew install node --without-npm echo prefix    npm-packages  gt  gt     npmrc curl -L https   www npmjs com install sh   sh   https   www chrisjmendez com 2018 02 07 install

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Go to the website nodejs org and download the latest pkg then install  it works for me  I used brew to upgrade my node  It has installed but it located in  usr local Cellar node 5 5 0 and there is a default node in  usr local bin node which bothers me  I don t want to make soft link because I don t really know how brew is organized   So I download the pkg file  installed and I got this info   Node js was installed at   usr local bin node   npm was installed at   usr local bin npm   Make sure that  usr local bin is in your  PATH   Now the upgrade is completed

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Upgrade the version of node without installing any package  not even nvm itself  sudo npx n stable   Explanations  This approach is similar to Johan Dettmar s answer  The only difference is here the package n is not installed glabally in the local machine

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I had the same problem   This is what worked for me because I downloaded and  installed node js globally from the node js website    What I did was Give NVM  Node Version Manager  a try  Please do the commands in the following order in your terminal   curl -o- https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm v0 33 11 install sh   bash command -v nvm nvm install node node -v  to confirm the update

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You could install nvm and have multiple versions of Node js installed   curl https   raw github com creationix nvm master install sh   sh source    nvm nvm sh   and then run   nvm install 0 8 22    or whatever version of Node js you want    you can see what versions you have installed with    nvm list   and you can change between versions with   nvm use 0 8 22   The great thing about using NVM is that you can test different versions alongside one another   If different apps require different versions of Node js  you can run them both

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Use nvm to upgrade node as per the project requirement    install nvm through homebrew   brew update brew install nvm mkdir    nvm nano    bash profile  In your  bash profile file  you may be using an other file  according to your shell   add the following    export NVM DIR    nvm source   brew --prefix nvm  nvm sh  source    bash profile echo  NVM DIR

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You can just go to nodejs org and download the newest package  It will update appropriately for you  NPM will be updated as well

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I use Node version manager  called n  for it   npm install -g n   then  n latest   OR  n stable

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for latest release  nvm install node  specific version  nvm install 6 14 4  https   github com creationix nvm

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I am able to upgrade the node using following command  nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from node

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