Show current installed version
nvm current shows you the current version you have installed.
C:\>nvm current
v18.13.0
Show all available versions
nvm list available shows you a partial list of all available versions there are.
C:\>nvm list available
| CURRENT | LTS | OLD STABLE | OLD UNSTABLE |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 19.5.0 | 18.13.0 | 0.12.18 | 0.11.16 |
| 19.4.0 | 18.12.1 | 0.12.17 | 0.11.15 |
| 19.3.0 | 18.12.0 | 0.12.16 | 0.11.14 |
| 19.2.0 | 16.19.0 | 0.12.15 | 0.11.13 |
| 19.1.0 | 16.18.1 | 0.12.14 | 0.11.12 |
| 19.0.1 | 16.18.0 | 0.12.13 | 0.11.11 |
| 19.0.0 | 16.17.1 | 0.12.12 | 0.11.10 |
| 18.11.0 | 16.17.0 | 0.12.11 | 0.11.9 |
| 18.10.0 | 16.16.0 | 0.12.10 | 0.11.8 |
| 18.9.1 | 16.15.1 | 0.12.9 | 0.11.7 |
| 18.9.0 | 16.15.0 | 0.12.8 | 0.11.6 |
| 18.8.0 | 16.14.2 | 0.12.7 | 0.11.5 |
| 18.7.0 | 16.14.1 | 0.12.6 | 0.11.4 |
| 18.6.0 | 16.14.0 | 0.12.5 | 0.11.3 |
| 18.5.0 | 16.13.2 | 0.12.4 | 0.11.2 |
| 18.4.0 | 16.13.1 | 0.12.3 | 0.11.1 |
| 18.3.0 | 16.13.0 | 0.12.2 | 0.11.0 |
| 18.2.0 | 14.21.2 | 0.12.1 | 0.9.12 |
| 18.1.0 | 14.21.1 | 0.12.0 | 0.9.11 |
| 18.0.0 | 14.21.0 | 0.10.48 | 0.9.10 |
This is a partial list. For a complete list, visit https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases
Stable vs. experimental versions
Versions with even numbers such as 18.x are stable.
Versions with odd numbers such as 19.x are unstable/experimental.
See https://nodejs.org/en/
Install latest LTS version
LTS (Long Term Support) is the stable version.
Depending on platform, either nvm install lts on Windows or nvm install --lts on Linux installs the latest LTS version.
Select installed version
If you had, say, 17.x installed, you now also have, say, 18.x installed.
Now, you need to select the newly installed version with nvm use 18.13.0.
Show current installed version
nvm current shows you the current version you have installed.
C:\>nvm current
v18.13.0
Show all available versions
nvm list available shows you a partial list of all available versions there are.
C:\>nvm list available
| CURRENT | LTS | OLD STABLE | OLD UNSTABLE |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 19.5.0 | 18.13.0 | 0.12.18 | 0.11.16 |
| 19.4.0 | 18.12.1 | 0.12.17 | 0.11.15 |
| 19.3.0 | 18.12.0 | 0.12.16 | 0.11.14 |
| 19.2.0 | 16.19.0 | 0.12.15 | 0.11.13 |
| 19.1.0 | 16.18.1 | 0.12.14 | 0.11.12 |
| 19.0.1 | 16.18.0 | 0.12.13 | 0.11.11 |
| 19.0.0 | 16.17.1 | 0.12.12 | 0.11.10 |
| 18.11.0 | 16.17.0 | 0.12.11 | 0.11.9 |
| 18.10.0 | 16.16.0 | 0.12.10 | 0.11.8 |
| 18.9.1 | 16.15.1 | 0.12.9 | 0.11.7 |
| 18.9.0 | 16.15.0 | 0.12.8 | 0.11.6 |
| 18.8.0 | 16.14.2 | 0.12.7 | 0.11.5 |
| 18.7.0 | 16.14.1 | 0.12.6 | 0.11.4 |
| 18.6.0 | 16.14.0 | 0.12.5 | 0.11.3 |
| 18.5.0 | 16.13.2 | 0.12.4 | 0.11.2 |
| 18.4.0 | 16.13.1 | 0.12.3 | 0.11.1 |
| 18.3.0 | 16.13.0 | 0.12.2 | 0.11.0 |
| 18.2.0 | 14.21.2 | 0.12.1 | 0.9.12 |
| 18.1.0 | 14.21.1 | 0.12.0 | 0.9.11 |
| 18.0.0 | 14.21.0 | 0.10.48 | 0.9.10 |
This is a partial list. For a complete list, visit https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases
Stable vs. experimental versions
Versions with even numbers such as 18.x are stable.
Versions with odd numbers such as 19.x are unstable/experimental.
See https://nodejs.org/en/
Install latest LTS version
LTS (Long Term Support) is the stable version.
Depending on platform, either nvm install lts on Windows or nvm install --lts on Linux installs the latest LTS version.
Select installed version
If you had, say, 17.x installed, you now also have, say, 18.x installed.
Now, you need to select the newly installed version with nvm use 18.13.0.
nvm install --lts installs the latest LTS version.
Then, nvm use lts/* switches to the latest LTS version.
install Nodejs with nvm
Nvm or homebrew for Node install
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How should I install Node JS?
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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.