install - Download and install node and npm Description To publish and install packages to and from the public npm registry, you must install Node.js and the npm command line interface using either a Node version manager or a Node installer. We strongly recom- mend using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm. We do not recommend using a Node installer, since the Node installation process installs npm in a directory with local permissions and can cause per- missions errors when you run npm packages globally. Overview o Checking your version of npm and Node.js #checking-your-ver- sion-of-npm-and-node-js o Using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm #using-a-node-version-manager-to-install-node-js-and-npm o Using a Node installer to install Node.js and npm #using-a-node-in- staller-to-install-node-js-and-npm Checking your version of npm and Node.js To see if you already have Node.js and npm installed and check the installed version, run the following commands: node -v npm -v Using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm Node version managers allow you to install and switch between multiple versions of Node.js and npm on your system so you can test your appli- cations on multiple versions of npm to ensure they work for users on different versions. OSX or Linux Node version managers o nvm https://github.com/creationix/nvm o n https://github.com/tj/n Windows Node version managers o nodist https://github.com/marcelklehr/nodist o nvm-windows https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows Using a Node installer to install Node.js and npm If you are unable to use a Node version manager, you can use a Node in- staller to install both Node.js and npm on your system. o Node.js installer https://nodejs.org/en/download/ o NodeSource installer https://github.com/nodesource/distributions. If you use Linux, we recommend that you use a NodeSource installer. OS X or Windows Node installers If you're using OS X or Windows, use one of the installers from the Node.js download page https://nodejs.org/en/download/. Be sure to install the version labeled LTS. Other versions have not yet been tested with npm. Linux or other operating systems Node installers If you're using Linux or another operating system, use one of the fol- lowing installers: o NodeSource installer https://github.com/nodesource/distributions (recommended) o One of the installers on the Node.js download page https://nodejs.org/en/download/ Or see this page https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/ to install npm for Linux in the way many Linux developers prefer. Less-common operating systems For more information on installing Node.js on a variety of operating systems, see this page https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/.
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install - Download and install node and npm
Description
To publish and install packages to and from the public npm registry,
you must install Node.js and the npm command line interface using
either a Node version manager or a Node installer. We strongly recom-
mend using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm. We do not
recommend using a Node installer, since the Node installation process
installs npm in a directory with local permissions and can cause per-
missions errors when you run npm packages globally.
Overview
o Checking your version of npm and Node.js #checking-your-ver-
sion-of-npm-and-node-js
o Using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm
#using-a-node-version-manager-to-install-node-js-and-npm
o Using a Node installer to install Node.js and npm #using-a-node-in-
staller-to-install-node-js-and-npm
Checking your version of npm and Node.js
To see if you already have Node.js and npm installed and check the
installed version, run the following commands:
node -v
npm -v
Using a Node version manager to install Node.js and npm
Node version managers allow you to install and switch between multiple
versions of Node.js and npm on your system so you can test your appli-
cations on multiple versions of npm to ensure they work for users on
different versions.
OSX or Linux Node version managers
o nvm https://github.com/creationix/nvm
o n https://github.com/tj/n
Windows Node version managers
o nodist https://github.com/marcelklehr/nodist
o nvm-windows https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows
Using a Node installer to install Node.js and npm
If you are unable to use a Node version manager, you can use a Node in-
staller to install both Node.js and npm on your system.
o Node.js installer https://nodejs.org/en/download/
o NodeSource installer https://github.com/nodesource/distributions. If
you use Linux, we recommend that you use a NodeSource installer.
OS X or Windows Node installers
If you're using OS X or Windows, use one of the installers from the
Node.js download page https://nodejs.org/en/download/. Be sure to
install the version labeled LTS. Other versions have not yet been
tested with npm.
Linux or other operating systems Node installers
If you're using Linux or another operating system, use one of the fol-
lowing installers:
o NodeSource installer https://github.com/nodesource/distributions
(recommended)
o One of the installers on the Node.js download page
https://nodejs.org/en/download/
Or see this page https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/ to
install npm for Linux in the way many Linux developers prefer.
Less-common operating systems
For more information on installing Node.js on a variety of operating
systems, see this page https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+--------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Availability | runtime/nodejs/nodejs-18 |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Stability | Pass-thru volatile |
+---------------+--------------------------+
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://github.com/nodejs/node/ar-
chive/v18.1.0.zip.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://github.com/nodejs/node.
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