How can I update NodeJS and NPM to the next versions?

Question

I just installed Node.js and npm (for additional modules).

How can I update Node.js and the modules which I\'m using to the latest versions

Answer 1

If you're using Windows: Go to https://nodejs.org/en/download/, download latest .exe or .msi file and install to overwrite the old versions

If you're using Ubuntu or Linux: Uninstall node.js first then reinstall, e.g with Ubuntu ():

sudo apt-get remove nodejs

# assume node.js 8 is latest version
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install nodejs

node -v
npm -v

Remove node_modules in your project folder and npm install to make sure your application will run well on new node and npm version.