How to update node js in Laravel homestead on Mac OS?

Question

I have tried several answers to other questions about updating node.js. However, none has worked for me inside the Laravel Homestead in MacOS.

I currently have the 5.12.0 version.

I have tried the following commands:

• sudo npm install update
• sudo npm install -g npm
• sudo npm install -g npm@latest

And after restarting (with --provision) the machine, node -v still shows the same version.

Any ideas to update it in Homestead?

Solved

I have followed this answer:

• sudo npm cache clean -f
• sudo npm install -g n
• sudo n stable

Then I exited

exit

And then I restarted the machine like so:

vagrant reload --provision

I typed node -v and now it outputs v6.2.2 and that did the trick.

However, these steps did not work in the mac terminal!

Answer 1

Try this command:

apt-get install npm