How to install/update NVM and Node in Ubuntu

In this article, We are going to learn how to install NVM (Node Version Manager) and Node in Ubuntu.

Installing cURL

Before going to install the NVM, Please make sure you have installed the Curl. If not, install it by the following command

sudo apt install curl

Installing /updating NVM

To install or update nvm, you should run the install script. To do that, run the following cURL command

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash

The above script clones the nvm repository to ~/.nvm, and attempts to add the source lines from the snippet below to the correct profile file

Close and re-open your terminal to use/install the node by using NVM

Installing Node through the NVM

run the following command to install the node

nvm install 16.13.0

If you want to install the latest version of the node, Run the below command

nvm install node

You can list of download versions by following the command

nvm ls

You can switch the node version by running the following command

nvm use <version>

For Example, nvm use 16.13.0

To set the default node version,

When switching the version it will be expired when you close the currently active terminal. To make it default run the below comment

nvm alias default <verison>