notes on node versions

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Paul Trowbridge 2020-01-21 17:33:42 -05:00
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version management
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## nvm
can use nvm to manage nodejs versions.
not really sure how this works, but it is per user and operates off bash scripts and variables ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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`exec bash` after install to refresh
nvm install --lts
nvm use version
nvm use version
## npm n helper
npm can be used to manage node itself through n
https://github.com/tj/n
sudo npm cache clean -f
1. setup & *own* directyory with versions
* `sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/n`
* `sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/n`
2. own the instalation folders
* `sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/bin /usr/local/lib /usr/local/include /usr/local/share`
3. install n: `sudo npm install -g n`