Hi folks,
Some people often confuses with NPM update vs Node.js update.
Let me clarify that, NPM (Node Package Manager) is a CLI (Command Line Interface) to manage the JS (JavaScript) packages from https://www.npmjs.com/ or any other external package managers like GitHub.
Node.js is a FrontEnd JavaScript Framework like Vue.js, AngularJS which helps to build the scalable network applications. Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
NVM (Node Version Manager) and n are command line utilities to manage and switch between Node.js versions.
When you are installed for the first time, you will be installing Node.js from https://nodejs.org/en/download/ which also installs NPM CLI utility.
But when upgrading the NPM or Node.js, it's a different story.
Update NPM
npm install -g npm
Update Node.js with Node version manager (n)
Install the n
sudo npm install -g n
Update the Node.js to stable version
sudo n stable
As of now, the stable version is 16.3.2 which includes NPM 8.1.2
Update the Node.js to current version
sudo n current
As of now, the current version is 17.4.0 with NPM 8.3.1
Check the versions
NPM
npm --version
Node.js
node --version
Hope this helps you to understand the NPM and Node.js difference along with update of individual components.
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