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Hi, i m new node js developer i found a great free course which use node 14 the course is dated to 2021 is it worth it to learn it and what is the major difference between v14 and current version? Thanks
Per the Node.js website:
# Using Debian/Ubuntu
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Then, you will have the latest version of Node.js.
If you're not a fan of curl <url> | bash -, or are using an unsupported distribution, you can try a manual installation.
Node is one of the easier projects to build. Just change the version as that continues to change.
Browse to http://nodejs.org/dist/latest/ to find out the latest package version.
cd /usr/local/src
wget http://nodejs.org/dist/latest/node-v7.2.1.tar.gz
tar -xvzf node-v7.2.1.tar.gz
cd node-v7.2.1
./configure
make
sudo make install
which node
You should see /usr/local/bin/node.
» npm install node
Ubuntu Linux/Mac
The module n makes version management easy:
sudo npm install n -g
For the latest stable version:
n stable
For the latest version:
n latest
Debian 10 (Buster)
Upgrade older versions of Node.js and npm on Debian 10 as follows:
sudo su -c 'curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -'
sudo apt-get install nodejs -y
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo npm install -g [email protected]
node --version
npm --version
Note: Replace setup_18 with the latest long-term support release.
Windows
Just reinstall Node.js from the .msi file in Windows from the Node.js website.
All platforms (Mac, Linux, and Windows) 2024
If you just need to upgrade your old version of Node.js to the latest one and don't need multiple versions, simply overwrite your existing executable with the new one.
Download the latest Node.js from nodejs.org/en/download
This just Works! TM on all platforms and is the easiest/fastest method.
When you run node -v in your terminal, you will see the the latest version.
Mac
If you originally installed Node.js using Homebrew, then run:
brew upgrade node
Managing multiple versions of Node.js
If you need to run multiple versions of Node.js on your machine, e.g., if you have an older project that targets a specific version on AWS Lambda, then NVM (Node Version Manger) is your friend!
Step 1 - Get NVM
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
If you're curious about the installation command, read the source code. It’s been reviewed by several Node.js security experts.
Step 2 - Install the specific version of Node.js you need
Once you've got NVM, you can install a specific version of Node.js using the nvm command:
nvm install v22.16.0
Note: you may need to close and reopen your terminal window for nvm command to be available.
You should expect to see something like this in your terminal:
Now using node v22.16.0
You now have the latest Node.js on your machine.
And if you need to temporarily switch to a different/previous version, you can do it with a simple nvm command.
Note: avoid using sudo with Node/NPM as it violates the security principle of least privilege.
NVM is considered better than N for managing multiple Node.js versions because the verbose commands mean it is much easier to keep track of what you are doing in your Terminal/SSH Log. It is used by the team at NPM, the creators/custodians of the Node.js world!