Nodejs - how to uninstall older version of nodejs and install new version of nodejs in ubuntu

Question

my react project need updated nodejs. so how i can reinstall my node js to latest version in Ubuntu 16.04.

my current node version is

node -v
v6.0.0

my current npm version is

npm -v
3.8.6

ideally i want to reinstall my nodejs, node & npm to its newest version.

https://www.journaldev.com/27373/install-uninstall-nodejs-ubuntu — Rahul Shukla, Jun 26 '19 at 09:39

Rahul Shukla · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-25T07:41:02.197

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Uninstall NodeJS from Ubuntu

The command will remove the package but retain the configuration files.

sudo apt-get remove nodejs
sudo apt-get autoremove

To remove both the package and the configuration files run:

sudo apt-get purge nodejs
sudo apt-get autoremove

Install NodeJS on Ubuntu

Adding the NodeJS PPA to Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_11.x | sudo -E bash -

After successfully adding the NodeJS PPA, It’s time now to install NodeJS using the command below.

sudo apt-get install nodejs

Verfiying the version of NodeJS and NPM

node -v
npm -v

edited Apr 25 '20 at 07:41

answered Jun 26 '19 at 09:45

Rahul Shukla

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After uninstall, Restart system and then check node version, If showing there is some issue otherwise follow installation steps :) – Rahul Shukla Jun 26 '19 at 09:55
You also need to run `sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh` after curl command before running install nodejs command. This worked for me:https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-22-04 – Urvah Shabbir Aug 26 '22 at 07:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 01 '19 at 06:27

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Uninstall NodeJS from Ubuntu

Follow below link to install latest nodeJs in ubuntu

Ones you installed successfully, then if you want to check node version use below command.

node -v

edited Jul 01 '19 at 06:27

Serg

answered Jun 29 '19 at 17:47

Prakash Harvani

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 26 '19 at 09:18

0

Have you tried this?

sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n 10.16.0

Or n latest to install latest version of node.

answered Jun 26 '19 at 09:18

ThanhPhanLe

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 18 '19 at 13:53

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Follow below link to install and use other version of nodeJs in ubuntu

answered Dec 18 '19 at 13:53

Sanjay Choudhary

4 Answers4