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How can I update any npm packages on github? If version dependencies of this package is outdated. I am not owner this packages but I my platform works with this npm packages and when I update my nodejs version to last, I will get error.

This commands I used for update nodejs

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

# Using Debian, as root
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | bash -
apt-get install -y nodejs

rm -rf /niode_modules

npm install

This works nice but after updating nodejs some npm packages stopped working with new version

coder fire
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    Are you asking how to contribute to existing projects? – Tim Jan 19 '17 at 09:48
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    @TimCastelijns yes I need to update dependencies for ensure work my project – coder fire Jan 19 '17 at 09:51
  • Possible duplicate of [How do I contribute to other's code in GitHub?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4384776/how-do-i-contribute-to-others-code-in-github) – Paul Rey Jan 19 '17 at 10:23

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You cannot directly upgrade someone else's package. Here's what you CAN do:

  1. If you have a fix you can fork their github repo, make the changes and send the author a pull request. But I don't think you have the fix.

  2. You can request the author to provide support for latest nodejs.

  3. You can report issue on the github repo about whatever error you are getting after upgrading nodejs.

If you want to do the 1st option, this post can help

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