I have nodejs but not able to upgrade it by homebrew, what should I do?

Question

I am on Mac 11.6 (20G165).

I have node.js v10 installed and want to upgrade to v12.

However, when I type brew upgrade node, I got this:

$brew upgrade node
Error: node not installed

I think it's because I didn't install node via homebrew before. But it's been such a long time and I couldn't remember what exact source/channel did I choose to install node long ago.

So what I can do to fix all this?

No. Should I directly install nvm even if node is already installed? — AGamePlayer, Oct 21 '21 at 02:00
@DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ thanks, I know that. I don't need multiple node versions and I'm wondering how to upgrade my current node without messing up anything. I just installed nvm. So what should I do with nvm to upgrade the current version to latest? — AGamePlayer, Oct 21 '21 at 02:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 21 '21 at 06:40

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If you have NVM installed you can run:

nvm install 12.14.1

then set the default Node with:

nvm alias default v12.14.1

Validate:

node -v

answered Oct 21 '21 at 06:40

DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 21 '21 at 08:23

As you said, the problem is with the installed version. you are not installed nodejs with homebrew previously.

So, if you want to install it with brew and use its benefits (like upgrading) try to uninstall the currently installed version with the instruction in this post.

Then, install the latest version via brew command:

brew install node

I have nodejs but not able to upgrade it by homebrew, what should I do?

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