notes on node versions

nodejs/nodejs.md

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+version management
+===================================================================================================================================
+
+## 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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 nvm install --lts
 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`