Introducing NVM
NVM stands for Node Version Manager. NVM keeps track of all the node
versions that we installed and also lets us switch between different versions. This is handy when the application that we built for one version of Node.js does not become compatible with the other versions, and we need that specific node
version to make things work. NVM allows us to manage these versions easily. This is also very helpful when we need to upgrade or downgrade the node
versions.
Installing Node.js from NVM
- To download NVM, use the following command:
$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.0/install.sh | bash
- We can also use the following command:
$ wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.6/install.sh | bash
- Check whether
nvm
has successfully installed using the following command:
$ nvm --version
- Now, to install
node
vianvm
, use this command:
$ nvm install node