The easiest way to install Node is to head over to and download the LTS version. NodeJS’s website The LTS version is good enough for most users. I use LTS myself. The current version is the latest available version. Developers will be making changes and creating libraries on this version. If you use Current, be prepared to run into bugs. Once you downloaded and installed Node, you should be able to use the command and the command. You can add to each of these commands to see their respective versions. node npm -v node -v
npm -v Upgrading and Downgrading Node with a Package Manager You want to have the flexibility to upgrade and downgrade Node easily if you’re going to work with Node. The simplest way is to use npm (node default package manager), to install a package . Let’s install a specific version of Node easily. n You can install with the following command. n sudo npm install n -g The flag here stands for . It lets you use the command everywhere. -g global n Once you have installed , you can use the following commands to install different versions of Node. n — installs the LTS version sudo n lts — installs the latest version sudo n latest — Installs a specific version on Node. Here, you only need to provide the first number. (To get the latest version of , you can simply write 16). sudo n install <num> 16.xx.yy Node’s version numbers are written with a standard called Semver. Using other package managers You’re not limited to using to upgrade or downgrade Node. There are other package managers available and you can . n choose the one you like Also published . here

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