This guide also describes you to switch from the default version with the nvm utility and instructions to use different versions during the run time.Using the Node.js Version manager (nvm) makes installing and managing multiple versions of Node.js on a single local environment easy. This tutorial helped you to install and configure multiple Node.js versions using NVM. For example, to remove Node.js version 9.5.9 execute the following command: nvm uninstall v9.5.0 Conclusion You can remove any unused version from your system. This command will provide a list of installed versions of node.js on your system. For example nvm run v16.14.0 app.js Step 6 – Remove Unused Node.js Version

NVM provides you an option to use a node.js version for running any application. If you have multiple node.js applications on your system and want to run each with a specific version of node.js. Step 5 – Run Application with Specific Version Now verify the current active version of node.js node -version The below command will set 17.5.0 as the default Node.js version. You can change the default Node.js version. You can see that Node.js version v16.14.0 is set as the default version. You will see a long list of available versions. Now find out the available version of Node.js to install. CentOS, Fedora and Redhat systems: source ~/.bashrcĪt this point, you have installed nvm on your system for the current user.Debian based systems: source ~/.profile.It will set the required environment variables to use nvm on the system. Reload the system environment using this command.Next, run the following command to configure nvm on your system for the current logged user.First, make sure you have curl installed on your system: sudo apt update & sudo apt install curl -y.You can install nvm using a shell script provided by the nvm team.

NVM is a command-line utility to install and manage Node.js versions for specific users. Windows users can visit our other tutorial to install Nodejs on Windows system. The default NVM is installed under the current user’s home directory, So nvm installation with one user will not be accessible to another user.

Nvm install npm