How can I completely uninstall nodejs npm and node in Ubuntu

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The Question is similar to How do I completely uninstall Node js  and reinstall from beginning  Mac OS X  but for Ubuntu  and just for uninstalling  Installation was done by  sudo apt-get install node How do I completely remove npm along with all libraries  packages and any other files installed by npm on my system  via e g  npm install -g  vue cli  I do plan to reinstall npm afterwards

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sudo apt-get remove nodejs sudo apt-get remove npm  Then go to  etc apt sources list d and remove any node list if you have  Then do a sudo apt-get update  Check for any  npm or  node folder in your home folder and delete those  If you type which node  you can see the location of the node  Try which nodejs and which npm too  I would recommend installing node using Node Version Manager NVM   That saved a lot of headache for me  You can install nodejs and npm without sudo using nvm

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Those who installed node js via the package manager can just run  sudo apt-get purge nodejs  Optionally if you have installed it by adding the official NodeSource repository as stated in Installing Node js via package manager  do  sudo rm  etc apt sources list d nodesource list  If you want to clean up npm cache as well  rm -rf    npm   It is bad practice to try to remove things manually  as it can mess up the package manager  and the operating system itself  This answer is completely safe to follow

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Note  This will completely remove nodejs from your system  then you can make a fresh install from the below commands  Removing Nodejs and Npm sudo apt-get remove nodejs npm node sudo apt-get purge nodejs  Now remove  node and  npm folders from your system sudo rm -rf  usr local bin npm  sudo rm -rf  usr local share man man1 node   sudo rm -rf  usr local lib dtrace node d  sudo rm -rf    npm  sudo rm -rf    node-gyp  sudo rm -rf  opt local bin node  sudo rm -rf opt local include node  sudo rm -rf  opt local lib node modules    sudo rm -rf  usr local lib node  sudo rm -rf  usr local include node  sudo rm -rf  usr local bin node   Go to home directory and remove any node or node modules directory  if exists  You can verify your uninstallation by these commands  they should not output anything  which node which nodejs which npm  Installing NVM  Node Version Manager  by downloading and running a script curl -o- https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm v0 34 0 install sh   bash  The command above will clone the NVM repository from Github to the    nvm directory  Close and reopen your terminal to start using nvm or run the following to use it now  export NVM DIR  quot  HOME  nvm quot    -s  quot  NVM DIR nvm sh quot     amp  amp      quot  NVM DIR nvm sh quot     This loads nvm   -s  quot  NVM DIR bash completion quot     amp  amp      quot  NVM DIR bash completion quot     This loads nvm bash completion  As the output above says  you should either close and reopen the terminal or run the commands to add the path to nvm script to the current shell session  You can do whatever is easier for you  Once the script is in your PATH  verify that nvm was properly installed by typing  nvm --version  which should give this output  0 34 0  Installing Node js and npm nvm install node nvm install --lts  Once the installation is completed  verify it by printing the Node js version  node --version  should give this output  v12 8 1  Npm should also be installed with node  verify it using npm -v  should give  6 13 4  Extra -  Optional  You can also use two different versions of node using nvm easily nvm install 8 10 0   just put the node version number Now switch between node versions   nvm ls - gt      v12 14 1         v13 7 0 default - gt  lts    - gt  v12 14 1  node - gt  stable  - gt  v13 7 0   default  stable - gt  13 7  - gt  v13 7 0   default  iojs - gt  N A  default  unstable - gt  N A  default  lts   - gt  lts erbium  - gt  v12 14 1  lts argon - gt  v4 9 1  - gt  N A  lts boron - gt  v6 17 1  - gt  N A  lts carbon - gt  v8 17 0  - gt  N A  lts dubnium - gt  v10 18 1  - gt  N A   In my case v12 14 1 and v13 7 0 both are installed  to switch I have to just use nvm use 12 14 1  Configuring npm for global installations In your home directory  create a directory for global installations  mkdir    npm-global  Configure npm to use the new directory path  npm config set prefix     npm-global   In your preferred text editor  open or create a    profile file if does not exist and add this line  PATH  quot  HOME  npm-global bin  PATH quot   On the command line  update your system variables  source    profile  That s all

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In my case  I have tried to uninstall the node to use the other version of node but when i check node -v   it gives me same version again and again   found a solution   - search your desired package   brew search node   you can install the desired version if not install   brew install node 10   node package already installed you need to unlink it first   brew unlink node   And then you can link a different version   brew link node 10    if required to link them with the --force and --overwrite  brew link --force --overwrite node 10

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I was crazy to delete node and npm and nodejs from my Ubuntu 14 04 but with this steps you will remove it  sudo apt-get uninstall nodejs npm node sudo apt-get remove nodejs npm node  If you uninstall correctly and it is still there  check these links   Stack Overflow answer with more information Remove npm - Official website Stack Overflow answer for uninstalling if you installed via git repository Try purging nodejs npm and node  You can also try using find  find   -name  quot node quot   Although since that is likely to take a long time and return a lot of confusing false positives  you may want to search only PATH locations  find   echo  PATH   sed  s     g   -name  quot node quot   It would probably be in  usr bin node or  usr local bin  After finding it  you can delete it using the correct path  eg  sudo rm  usr bin node

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Try the following commands     sudo apt-get install nodejs   sudo apt-get install aptitude   sudo aptitude install npm

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It is better to remove NodeJS and its modules manually because installation leaves a lot of files  links and modules behind and later this creates problems when we reconfigure another version of NodeJS and its modules  To remove the files  run the following commands  sudo rm -rf  usr local bin npm  sudo rm -rf  usr local share man man1 node   sudo rm -rf  usr local lib dtrace node d rm -rf    npm rm -rf    node-gyp sudo rm -rf  opt local bin node sudo rm -rf  opt local include node sudo rm -rf  opt local lib node modules sudo rm -rf  usr local lib node  sudo rm -rf  usr local include node  sudo rm -rf  usr local bin node   I have posted a step by step guide with commands on my blog  AMCOS IT Support For Windows and Linux  To completely uninstall node js from Ubuntu

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It bothered me too much while updating node version from 8 1 0 to 10 14 0  Here is what worked for me   Open terminal  Ctrl Alt T    Type which node  which will give a path something like  usr local bin node  Run the command sudo rm  usr local bin node to remove the binary  adjust the path according to what you found in step 2   Now node -v shows you have no node version  Download a script and run it to set up the environment  curl -sL https   deb nodesource com setup 10 x   sudo -E bash -   Install using sudo apt-get install nodejs Note  If you are getting error like node  usr bin env  node  No such file or directory  just run ln -s  usr bin nodejs  usr bin node  Source  Now node -v will give v10 14 0   Worked for me

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