How can I update npm itself?

Question

I am trying to update npm itself:

npm uninstall npm -g

Responds with:

unbuild npm@2.12.1

But when I go:

npm --version

I get 1.4.28? How to upgrade the npm itself?

possible duplicate of [How can I update Node.js and NPM to the next versions?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6237295/how-can-i-update-node-js-and-npm-to-the-next-versions) — laggingreflex, Jul 08 '15 at 10:46
It's not what you asked, but [NVM](https://github.com/creationix/nvm) solved my problems with npm installations — bluesmonk, Jul 31 '18 at 18:16

score 60 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 29 '20 at 21:36

60

By using this command you can update npm to the latest release by using npm itself :

 npm i -g npm@latest

edited Dec 29 '20 at 21:36

Hadi AJ

answered Mar 09 '20 at 14:48

Vivek Anand

NB: you may also need to upgrade node. To do that, in an elevated session run `nvm install latest` then `nvp use latest`. – JohnLBevan Feb 23 '23 at 14:46

score 36 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 24 '20 at 18:27

36

You can try this:

cd /usr/lib/node_modules

npm install npm@latest

Edit:

npm install -g npm worked for me.

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edited Nov 24 '20 at 18:27

Uwe Keim

answered Jul 08 '15 at 10:54

Pratyush Khare

You are likely using a version of node-tar or npm that is incompatible with this version of Node.js. – Anton Dec 06 '17 at 21:05

Hamid Shoja · Answer 3 · 2022-02-22T11:13:29.073

11

See which version you have

npm -v

Install the newest npm update

npm install -g npm@latest

Upgrade to the most recent release

npm install -g npm@next

Upgrading on Windows Microsoft wrote a small command-line tool to automate the steps below. You can go and download it here

edited Feb 22 '22 at 11:13

answered Jun 21 '20 at 03:56

Hamid Shoja

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