How do I completely uninstall Node.js, and reinstall from beginning (Mac OS X)

Question

My version of node is always v0.6.1-pre even after I install brew node and NVM install v0.6.19.

My node version is:

Answer 1

1. First:

   lsbom -f -l -s -pf /var/db/receipts/org.nodejs.pkg.bom | while read f; do  sudo rm /usr/local/${f}; done
   
   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node /usr/local/lib/node_modules /var/db/receipts/org.nodejs.*
   

2. To recap, the best way (I've found) to completely uninstall node + npm is to do the following:

   go to /usr/local/lib and delete any node and node_modules

   cd /usr/local/lib
   
   sudo rm -rf node*
   

3. go to /usr/local/include and delete any node and node_modules directory

   cd /usr/local/include
   
   sudo rm -rf node*
   

4. if you installed with brew install node, then run brew uninstall node in your terminal

   brew uninstall node
   

5. check your Home directory for any "local" or "lib" or "include" folders, and delete any "node" or "node_modules" from there

   go to /usr/local/bin and delete any node executable

   cd /usr/local/bin
   
   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/npm
   
   ls -las
   

6. You may need to do the additional instructions as well:

   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/man/man1/node.1
   
   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/dtrace/node.d
   
   sudo rm -rf ~/.npm
   

Source: tonyMtz