How to update npm and node

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it is possible that this question is repeated, but it is possible that I had tried all solutions offered (or... that is what i think).

The case is that I am trying to install a phoenix framework (to tinker a little) and it is recommended install all dependencies that uses, and it uses npm for many of them, and when I make npm install, the process works fine until a line that throws this: npm http 404 https://registry.npmjs.org/phoenix_html and after all is a total disaster!!

SOLUTION IS UPDATE NPM AND NODE
The answer for this question is solved here. Jose Valim answers that he is using the npm v3.5.2 and node v5.3.0. The problem is that I tried a lot of things, for example I remove and purge node and npm, update and upgrade apt-get and after I install them again and my versions are nodejs v0.10.25 and npm v1.3.10. That is far from 5.3.0 and 3.5.2

MY LAST TRYING I tried to make npm install -g npm and qhat I got was this:

npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/npm
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/npm
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-3.9.2.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-3.9.2.tgz
/usr/local/bin/npm -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
npm@3.9.2 /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm

It seems as if I get the v3.9.2, but if I do npm -v I get 1.3.10.

Thank you very much.

delete this question. it has nothing to do with programming. — Mulan, May 21 '16 at 01:41
Did you try a source installation from the latest version of the nodejs website? — selten98, May 21 '16 at 01:42
@naomik it is a very normal question on stackoverflow, for example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6237295/how-can-i-update-node-js-and-npm-to-the-next-versions (and question has +537 and 189 favs) — Eloy Fernández Franco, May 21 '16 at 01:43
@naomik What? It looks like a perfectly valid programming question to me. — 4castle, May 21 '16 at 01:44
@naomik The general question is about a system directly related to programming, so at worst it's on the fence, but likely still appropriate. — Jonathan Lonowski, May 21 '16 at 01:44
@EloyFernándezFranco What do you get from `which -a npm`, `npm -g prefix`, and `npm -g root`? It may be that you have multiple installations of NPM on your system. You're using one and updating the other. — Jonathan Lonowski, May 21 '16 at 01:47

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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Download one of these here and replace your current nodejs installation with the current build If you specifically want 5.3.0 you should be able to get that from GIT somehow.

Go to the nodejs site and do a source installation from one of the available versions is the easiest form I can say it in.

See the script of this link

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered May 21 '16 at 01:47

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Thanks @selten98 I am doing what you say, but still have a problem. I make wget to the node[version].tar.gx file, and after I move all the folders inside to these paths: bin/* to usr/bin; share/* to usr/share; lib/* to /usr/lib; include/* to usr/include; But now, when I do npm -v it throws this error: Error: Cannot find module 'npmlog' – Eloy Fernández Franco May 21 '16 at 09:53
Could you give an update on what operating system you are using? – selten98 May 21 '16 at 09:57
Links are not answers. – Mulan May 21 '16 at 19:27
@naomik links help – Eloy Fernández Franco May 23 '16 at 10:31
@selten98 I am using Ubuntu 15.04 – Eloy Fernández Franco May 23 '16 at 10:31
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I googled a bit and found that this user seems to have the same problem you have: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20028996/how-to-install-node-binary-distribution-files-on-linux – selten98 May 23 '16 at 10:34

How to update npm and node

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