Installing node on elementary os
Right now when I run node -v I get 4.2.6. This is after having run:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Elementary is an Ubuntu based distro. So I thought these directions would work.
How can I install node 6.2.0?
software-installation elementary-os node.js
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Right now when I run node -v I get 4.2.6. This is after having run:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Elementary is an Ubuntu based distro. So I thought these directions would work.
How can I install node 6.2.0?
software-installation elementary-os node.js
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Apart from an advice not to pipe scripts from the internet to a root shell: what doestype nodesay? Maybe thissetup_6.xthing installs to a different location and your call tonode -vstill runs an old version in yourPATH?
– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 5:06
node is hashed (/usr/local/bin/node). Considering those directions come fromhttps://nodejs.org/I think its safe.
– P.Brian.Mackey
May 24 '17 at 11:34
Ifnodeis hashed to/usr/local/bin/node, then chances are my guess was correct, because often/usr/local/bincomes before/usr/bininPATH, and the newnodewill be installed to/usr/bin.
– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 17:10
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Right now when I run node -v I get 4.2.6. This is after having run:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Elementary is an Ubuntu based distro. So I thought these directions would work.
How can I install node 6.2.0?
software-installation elementary-os node.js
edited May 24 '17 at 3:18
Jeff Schaller
39.5k1054126
asked May 24 '17 at 2:37
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Right now when I run node -v I get 4.2.6. This is after having run:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Elementary is an Ubuntu based distro. So I thought these directions would work.
How can I install node 6.2.0?
software-installation elementary-os node.js
software-installation elementary-os node.js
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edited May 24 '17 at 3:18
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Apart from an advice not to pipe scripts from the internet to a root shell: what doestype nodesay? Maybe thissetup_6.xthing installs to a different location and your call tonode -vstill runs an old version in yourPATH?
– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 5:06
node is hashed (/usr/local/bin/node). Considering those directions come fromhttps://nodejs.org/I think its safe.
– P.Brian.Mackey
May 24 '17 at 11:34
Ifnodeis hashed to/usr/local/bin/node, then chances are my guess was correct, because often/usr/local/bincomes before/usr/bininPATH, and the newnodewill be installed to/usr/bin.
– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 17:10
add a comment |
Apart from an advice not to pipe scripts from the internet to a root shell: what doestype nodesay? Maybe thissetup_6.xthing installs to a different location and your call tonode -vstill runs an old version in yourPATH?
– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 5:06
node is hashed (/usr/local/bin/node). Considering those directions come fromhttps://nodejs.org/I think its safe.
– P.Brian.Mackey
May 24 '17 at 11:34
Ifnodeis hashed to/usr/local/bin/node, then chances are my guess was correct, because often/usr/local/bincomes before/usr/bininPATH, and the newnodewill be installed to/usr/bin.
– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 17:10
Apart from an advice not to pipe scripts from the internet to a root shell: what does
type node say? Maybe this setup_6.x thing installs to a different location and your call to node -v still runs an old version in your PATH?– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 5:06
Apart from an advice not to pipe scripts from the internet to a root shell: what does
type node say? Maybe this setup_6.x thing installs to a different location and your call to node -v still runs an old version in your PATH?– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 5:06
node is hashed (/usr/local/bin/node). Considering those directions come from https://nodejs.org/ I think its safe.– P.Brian.Mackey
May 24 '17 at 11:34
node is hashed (/usr/local/bin/node). Considering those directions come from https://nodejs.org/ I think its safe.– P.Brian.Mackey
May 24 '17 at 11:34
If
node is hashed to /usr/local/bin/node, then chances are my guess was correct, because often /usr/local/bin comes before /usr/bin in PATH, and the new node will be installed to /usr/bin.– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 17:10
If
node is hashed to /usr/local/bin/node, then chances are my guess was correct, because often /usr/local/bin comes before /usr/bin in PATH, and the new node will be installed to /usr/bin.– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 17:10
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I found the answer on askubuntu.
Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/<VERSION>/bin/node /usr/bin/node
To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use
sudo n latest
To undo:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node
sudo n rm 6.0.0 # replace number with version of Node that was installed
sudo npm uninstall -g n
Found in David Walsh blog
http://davidwalsh.name/upgrade-nodejs
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I found the answer on askubuntu.
Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/<VERSION>/bin/node /usr/bin/node
To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use
sudo n latest
To undo:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node
sudo n rm 6.0.0 # replace number with version of Node that was installed
sudo npm uninstall -g n
Found in David Walsh blog
http://davidwalsh.name/upgrade-nodejs
answered May 24 '17 at 14:54
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I found the answer on askubuntu.
Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/<VERSION>/bin/node /usr/bin/node
To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use
sudo n latest
To undo:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node
sudo n rm 6.0.0 # replace number with version of Node that was installed
sudo npm uninstall -g n
Found in David Walsh blog
http://davidwalsh.name/upgrade-nodejs
answered May 24 '17 at 14:54
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I found the answer on askubuntu.
Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/<VERSION>/bin/node /usr/bin/node
To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use
sudo n latest
To undo:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node
sudo n rm 6.0.0 # replace number with version of Node that was installed
sudo npm uninstall -g n
Found in David Walsh blog
http://davidwalsh.name/upgrade-nodejs
answered May 24 '17 at 14:54
P.Brian.MackeyP.Brian.Mackey
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I found the answer on askubuntu.
Use n module from npm in order to upgrade node
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/n/versions/node/<VERSION>/bin/node /usr/bin/node
To upgrade to latest version (and not current stable) version, you can use
sudo n latest
To undo:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node
sudo n rm 6.0.0 # replace number with version of Node that was installed
sudo npm uninstall -g n
Found in David Walsh blog
http://davidwalsh.name/upgrade-nodejs
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Apart from an advice not to pipe scripts from the internet to a root shell: what does
type nodesay? Maybe thissetup_6.xthing installs to a different location and your call tonode -vstill runs an old version in yourPATH?– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 5:06
node is hashed (/usr/local/bin/node). Considering those directions come fromhttps://nodejs.org/I think its safe.– P.Brian.Mackey
May 24 '17 at 11:34
If
nodeis hashed to/usr/local/bin/node, then chances are my guess was correct, because often/usr/local/bincomes before/usr/bininPATH, and the newnodewill be installed to/usr/bin.– ckujau
May 24 '17 at 17:10