Install NodeJS using nvm

How To Install Node.js on Ubuntu 22.04

Apart of install node via apt, another way of installing Node.js that is particularly flexible is to use nvm, the Node Version Manager.

This piece of software allows you to install and maintain many different independent versions of Node.js, and their associated Node packages, at the same time.

To install nvm :

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash

This will install the nvm script to your user account. To use it, you must first source your .bashrc file:

source ~/.bashrc

As the v20.x branch is the most stable so far, let's take a look to remote available repos:

fcolomer@arabesco:~$ nvm list-remote |egrep -i LTS |egrep v20
        v20.9.0   (LTS: Iron)
       v20.10.0   (Latest LTS: Iron)

Installing Node.js (nvm)

node_version = v20.10.0 or corresponding version

nvm install node_version

if not specific version is required, it is better to issue:

nvm install --lts

To install the latest LTS version

Removing Node.js (apt, nvm)

You can uninstall Node.js using apt or nvm.

apt remove nodejs or nvm unistall node_version