Node.js NVM Notes

Installing nvm on Linux

Automatic Installation via nvm install

To install or update nvm run the following script:

$ # see https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm for the current version
$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash

References

• Node Version Manager

nvm bash Environment

Add the following lines to ~/.bashrc (for interactive shells):

export NVM_DIR="${HOME}/.nvm"

# Load nvm
[ -s "${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh" ] && source "${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh"

# Load nvm bash_completion
[ -s "${NVM_DIR}/bash_completion" ] && source "${NVM_DIR}/bash_completion"

Add the following lines to /.profile (for login shells):

NVM_DIR="${HOME}/.nvm"

# Load nvm
[ -s "${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh" ] && source "${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh"

Installing Node.js via nvm

To list available Node.js versions:

$ nvm ls-remote

To install particular Node.js <version>:

$ nvm install <version>

To list installed Node.js versions:

$ nvm ls

To set default Node.js <version>:

$ nvm alias default <version>

To select current Node.js <version>:

$ nvm use <version>