Nodejs always installing 4.2.6

Question

I am installing latest version of nodejs in my localhost. But system is always installing the 4.2.6 version.How can i install the latest version.

Commands i have use

Answer 1

For me - the solution was on this page:

Ref: https://websiteforstudents.com/install-the-latest-node-js-and-nmp-packages-on-ubuntu-16-04-18-04-lts/

... for the Latest release, add this PPA..

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo bash -

To install the LTS release, use this PPA

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo bash -

Answer 2

Hey guys if you have Ubuntu 16 try this instructions. It worked for me perfectly.Also provide your account password whenever asked in this process.

1. sudo su -c "echo 'deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_8.x xenial main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list"

2. sudo su -c "echo 'deb-src https://deb.nodesource.com/node_8.x xenial main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list"

3. sudo apt-get update

4. apt-cache policy nodejs Check if the versions listed has node 8

5. sudo apt-get install nodejs

6. nodejs -v check the node version installed

This shall successfully install nodejs version 8 on your system. If you wish any other version, then change the version on step 1 and 2 it shall work successfully.

Answer 3

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*

sudo apt-get update

#Use this to remove the Previous Nodejs from Your device and then try again with Installing NVM

Answer 4

In Linux/Mac systems, there is no better way than nvm - Node Version Manager.

Install:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh | bash
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"

Then, usage is as simple as:

nvm install 8.0
nvm use 8.0

If after reboot you will see old version, use nvm alias to set your version as default one.

Answer 5

Current LTS instructions:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Courtesy of https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#installation-instructions