Node.js: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:46, 1 September 2017

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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

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

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 * 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 alias default stable
+* nvm ls # show what you have
-* the common .bashrc_env should take care of this: update .bashrc to configure node on even non-interactive shells - it should match the restart lines, above
+* 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