Install the latest version of npm and Nodejs on macOS.
It is common to find that the stable version of macOS does not have updated npm and nodejs packages. Whether you need to update npm or nodejs only, in this post we will show you how to do it.
In this post, we will see how to install npm and Nodejs using nvm. NVM (Node Version Manager) is a version manager for npm with which you can easily install, uninstall and switch between versions without the problems that all this entails.
Installation of NVM
Installing NVM is relatively easy and you can do it in two ways. The first one is to do it via Homebrew with the following command.
brew install nvmThe second way consists of using the official nvm installation script, which is currently in version 0.39.1. To verify the current version, you can visit the NVM repo.
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bashInstallation of Node
After installing nvm, to install the latest version of node, you can execute the following commands.
nvm install node
nvm use nodeIf you want to install an earlier version such as version 14, you should indicate it as follows.
nvm install 14
nvm use 14
You can verify which versions of node and npm were installed with the following commands.
# node -v
v14.18.2
# npm -v
6.14.15
Switching Node Versions
To switch Node versions, you must use use.
nvm use 16
If the version to be used is not installed, you must install it first.
nvm install 16
nvm use 16