Node keeps reverting back to older version

Question

Every time I restart vagrant in my console it will ask me my login details and then say Now using node v7.10.0 (npm v4.2.0). When I do run nvm install node I get

v13.11.0 is already installed. Now using node v13.11.0 (npm v6.13.7)

... but then I exit and come back and it's v7.10.0 again. This is causing problems with my rails apps when I try to create them because it says the latest version isn't installed, and then I have to install Yarn and it won't find it. A whole mess, not sure what to do.

score 24 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 12 '20 at 12:57

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You can run the following command to set v13.11.0 as default

nvm alias default v13.11.0

This works for me.

answered Mar 12 '20 at 12:57

Mohammad Faisal

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Hmm, for some reason this doesn't work for me. As soon as I exit and relog it reverts to 7.10.0 – cwoolf27 Mar 12 '20 at 13:15
`nvm ls` to list all installed version of node and `nvm current` to log default version – Mohammad Faisal Mar 12 '20 at 13:21
I don't know why this doesn't works for you. How are you checking the version of node. – Mohammad Faisal Mar 12 '20 at 13:23
Tried the above as well, still resetting every time I restart vagrant. I checked in the ways you listed and I check with node -v each time I log in – cwoolf27 Mar 12 '20 at 13:29
It's saying my default is 13.11.0 but it always sets my current node back to 7.10.0 – cwoolf27 Mar 12 '20 at 13:30
It's saying default is 13.11.0, So how can you say that your current node version is 7.10.0 Is `node -v` show you `v7.10.0` – Mohammad Faisal Mar 12 '20 at 13:42
Yes correct. Every time I restart it tells me I'm using `v7.10.0`, and `node -v` shows me that too. And when I type `nvm ls` it shows the arrow is on `v7.10.0` but it says my default and stable are `v13.11.0` – cwoolf27 Mar 12 '20 at 13:46
After running the command, Plz close the terminal and reopen it and run `node -v` – Mohammad Faisal Mar 12 '20 at 13:50
Just did that, still showing `v7.10.0` when I log in and when I enter `node -v` – cwoolf27 Mar 12 '20 at 13:57
`nvm use v13.11.0` and `node -v` – Mohammad Faisal Mar 12 '20 at 14:08
That does work as a temporary fix, but when I restart vagrant it reverts every single time – cwoolf27 Mar 12 '20 at 15:40
Didn't work for me on Mac Terminal, node -v always shows older version of node; even after running above command – vikramvi May 24 '21 at 05:47
@vikramvi After running the command, Plz close the terminal and reopen it and run node -v Hope this solv your poblm. – Mohammad Faisal May 24 '21 at 12:11
No, the issue was entry in .bash_profile; all the entries related to NVM should be in the bottom – vikramvi May 24 '21 at 12:17

exoad · Answer 2 · 2022-11-04T02:27:20.680

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Maybe try to switch the Node version. Do nvm ls Which would give you a list of installed NodeJS versions. Then do nvm use v13.11.0 Then set it to default using: nvm alias default 13.11.0

edited Nov 04 '22 at 02:27

answered Dec 29 '20 at 15:24

exoad

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 09 '23 at 22:43

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switch using nvm use 17 set as default with nvm alias default 17

answered Jul 09 '23 at 22:43

maw

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 26 '23 at 11:00

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It kept reverting back everytime I would open a new instance of a terminal. I had to just delete all the other versions to get it working in the end use this command to uninstall the other node versions

nvm ls    
nvm uninstall [X.Y.Z]

answered Jul 26 '23 at 11:00

Siddharth

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Node keeps reverting back to older version

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