Uninstalling the currently active version of node.js with nvm

Question

On Ubuntu 16.04, I mistakenly used root to install nvm, and then to install node.js 8.8.1 via nvm. I also used nvm alias default 8.8.1, thinking it would correct my

Answer 1

You can uninstall the nodejs by using the following command.

yum remove nodejs

However, this will not remove the nvm from your linux box. To remove that try the below command.

nvm unload

Answer 2

rm -Rf ~/.nvm

This is the nuclear option in my case. just -R would ask me if I really wanted to delete every file in the nvm folder.

Answer 3

First type

$ nvm deactivate

Then type

$ nvm uninstall 8.8.1