Usually, we work on different versions for our Node.js project and it’s hard to manage them, but fortunately, there is a tool called NVM(node version manager) which helps to manage your node version and switch between them according to your projects.
Install NVM Module:
You can install the nvm module using the following command:
Using curl:
$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
After installation, you need to add a bit of configuration in your .bashrc file as shown below:
$ nano ~/.bashrc
Then add the following code to the end of the file:
export NVM_DIR="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME/:-$HOME/.}nvm"
[ -s :$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
Reload your bash using the following command:
$ source ~/.bashrc
Module Installation: To install the latest version of Node, the following command can be used:
$ nvm install node
To install the specific version of Node, the following command can be used:
$ nvm install {node_version}
$ nvm install 10.10.0
List all Node Version: To list out all the versions installed, the following command can be used:
$ nvm ls
Switch Node Version: The switching between different node versions can be done using the following command:
$ nvm use node # to use latest version $ nvm use 10.0.0 # for a specific version
Deleting Node versions: The node versions can be uninstalled using the following command:
$ nvm uninstall 10.0.0
Conclusion: Managing the node versions is very useful if you are working on multiple projects which requires a different version of node. Above given are some important commands for doing so.
Reference:
About NVM: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
About the Linux Command line: https://btholt.github.io/complete-intro-to-linux-and-the-cli/
