Node.js

Installation

Windows

• Use the latest 64-bit installer
• Then you can just use it from a cmd prompt, eg: npm install -g rad-scripts

Linux

• install Node.js using the "Node.js Version Manager" nvm details
  • find the latest nvm version
  • curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.32.1/install.sh | bash
• restart terminal (or...

export NVM_DIR="/home/m/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm

• nvm ls-remote --lts
• nvm install --lts # to get the latest long-term-support release - you can pick a release too if needed, eg 5.8.0)
• nvm ls # show what you have
• nvm alias default stable # needed?
• the common .bashrc_env should take care of node setup
• additional fyi goo
  • nvm use 4.2.1; node -v; nvm ls; nvm alias default 0.11.13; nvm use default
  • You can create an .nvmrc file containing version number in the project root directory and it will default to that version
  • Global package install example: npm install -g rad-scripts

Upgrade

Don't mess with anything other than lts, you've been warned:

• nvm install --lts

Troubleshoot

• After installing a new node version with [nvm install --lts], you'll have to reinstall all node packages:

npm install -g rad-scripts; cdm && npm install -g; cdas && npm install -g

• If filesystem navigation is slow, loadning npm can be EXTREMELY slow; you can add [ --no-use] to startup, then call [node use] before using it, as a shitty workaround. I'll keep upgrading npm until it is sane. It sure has had a rough growing journey.