node.jssoftware-update

How do I update Node.js?


I did the following to update my npm:

npm update npm -g

But I have no idea how to update Node.js. Any suggestions? (I'm using Node.js 0.4.1 and want to update to Node.js 0.6.1.)


Solution

  • Use Node Version Manager (NVM)

    It's a Bash script that lets you download and manage different versions of node. Full source code is here.

    There is a separate project for nvm for Windows: github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows

    Below are the full steps to use NVM for multiple version of node on windows

    1. download nvm-setup.zip extract and install it.
    2. execute command nvm list available from cmd or gitbash or powershell, this will list all available version of node enter image description here
    3. use command nvm install version e.g. nvm install 12.14.0 to install on the machine
    4. last once installed use nvm use version to use newer version e.g. nvm use 12.14.0