Nodejs always installing 4.2.6

Question

I am installing latest version of nodejs in my localhost. But system is always installing the 4.2.6 version.How can i install the latest version.

Commands i have use

Answer 1

In Linux/Mac systems, there is no better way than nvm - Node Version Manager.

Install:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh | bash
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"

Then, usage is as simple as:

nvm install 8.0
nvm use 8.0

If after reboot you will see old version, use nvm alias to set your version as default one.