Node.js

Windows

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

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

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

cdr && npm install -g; cdm && npm install -g; cdas && npm install -g

Warning: I had trouble when globally installing rad-scripts from npm and from my local source; for now I'll avoid [npm install -g rad-scripts].

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.