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n is a CLI for managing multiple Node.js versions.

n is a CLI that facilitates installation of and easy switching between multiple Node.js versions.

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How to install a specific version of Node on Ubuntu?

I would like to install NodeJS version 0.8.18 on Ubuntu 12.04. I tried to install the newest version and then reverting to 0.8.18 by using nvm, but when I run my code apparently there is some problem with the packages installed and the two versions…
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Install Node.js to install n to install Node.js?

I have a problem understanding the use of n. Basically, it is clear that it is a version manager for Node.js such as nvm. But in contrast to nvm, which is basically a shell script, according to the documentation you are encouraged to use npm to…
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How to uninstall n and all node versions installed by n

I have installed some Node.js versions with the tool n. I have uninstalled all Node.js versions using: sudo n prune except the current (activated) version. If I try to unsinstall the current version: sudo n rm 6.10.2 I get the following…
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n command does not activate specified version

Currently I have two versions of node installed on a Jenkins server. $ n list node/10.9.0 node/12.14.1 I'm trying to switch to version 10.9.0 for a specific build which requires it. I've tried first by using n but the latest 12.14.1 still…
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Different node version for different projects, is there a way of telling node which version to use?

I have a pretty common (i guess) problem. Many of my projects utilize nodejs, some for business logic, others only for some building task. I need to have different runtimes in different projects, one of my electron apps requires node 7.10.0, a…
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n (node version manager) not working after install - "bash: n: command not found"

I would like to manage node.js versions using the n - node version manager. I attempted to install n by following the Github docs https://github.com/tj/n and input the following in my terminal: sudo npm install -g n After entering my password my…
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Heroku: Update Node to latest version

I would like to update my node version to latest version possible on my local machine. I am using Ubuntu 16.04. I am currently finding trouble to update with methods available to my best of knowledge. Please note that heroku-cli is up to date(as of…
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Node version will not update using n

To give some context, I set up my machine using this Medium post, Don’t Use sudo with npm …still. I installed Node using brew about a year and a half ago, which installed v12.18.1. I also installed n at the time using brew, but never had to change…
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The npm version does not change when I change the node version with the n library

I want my npm version to match my node version but no matter what node version I change it to with the n library the npm version is always 8.19.2. I am on a MAC running Monterey.
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vue command not found on Mac

I simply did a npm install -g @vue/cli and it didn't work. Trying a vue --version after doing the install gave me a bash command not found error. I tried using sudo as well, but that didn't work. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling and that didn't…
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/usr/bin/env: node --harmony: No such file or directory

I have searched online thru this site and others for a solution, so I finally bow my head and ask for help. It looks like most of the answers are identifying the node/nodejs naming conflict and creating symlinks as a solution. I don't have a…
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automatic changing node and npm version to specified versions in the package.json

First: It is possible to automatically change the version of node and npm to the engine versions you specified in the package.json without manually run n or nvm? Next: Is there a version manager for npm? Sometimes i cannot install some packages over…
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Why doesn't "n" downgrade my node version on a Mac?

I’m using Mac Big Sur. I want to downgrade the version of Node. I tried the below (installing without sudo gives me permission errors) … $ sudo n 14.15.1 installed : v14.15.1 to /usr/local/bin/node active : v14.17.6 at…
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How to install working recent node (stable/12.x) on Raspbian/Debian?

Trying to install stable nodejs (12.x) on a Debian-Buster based machine – specifically this Raspbian VM image. But everything fails in new, weird ways - like leaving node at 10.21.0, or installing a node executable that's obviously there but gives a…
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Switching Node versions give me `Cannot read property 'resolve' of undefined` from npm

I use the n version manager and when I change the Node version to 11.10 NPM stops working. $ n latest node/11.10.1 $ npm i sinon npm ERR! Cannot read property 'resolve' of undefined npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! …
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