Discussion on: July 29th, 2022: What did you learn this week?

[Martina Majova]

Today I learned that after installing Node.js I need to reboot to use npm. It might be obvious for experienced people, but not for beginners like me.

[Nick Taylor]

I don't remember having to reboot after installing Node.js but maybe you're on Windows?

Also, there are node version managers like nvm which you may find handy.

nvm-sh / nvm

Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions

Node Version Manager

Table of Contents

• Intro
• About
• Installing and Updating
  • Install & Update Script
    • Additional Notes
    • Troubleshooting on Linux
    • Troubleshooting on macOS
    • Ansible
  • Verify Installation
  • Important Notes
  • Git Install
  • Manual Install
  • Manual Upgrade
• Usage
  • Long-term Support
  • Migrating Global Packages While Installing
  • Default Global Packages From File While Installing
  • io.js
  • System Version of Node
  • Listing Versions
  • Setting Custom Colors
    • Persisting custom colors
    • Suppressing colorized output
    • Restoring PATH
    • Set default node version
    • Use a mirror of node binaries
  • .nvmrc
  • Deeper Shell Integration
    • bash
      • Automatically call nvm use
    • zsh
      • Calling nvm use automatically in a directory with a .nvmrc file
    • fish
      • Calling nvm use automatically in a directory with a .nvmrc file
• Running Tests
• Environment variables
• Bash Completion
  • Usage
• Compatibility Issues
• Installing nvm on Alpine Linux
• Uninstalling / Removal
  • Manual Uninstall
• Docker For Development Environment
• Problems
• macOS Troubleshooting
• Maintainers
• License
• Copyright notice

Intro

nvm allows you to quickly install and use different…

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coreybutler / nvm-windows

A node.js version management utility for Windows. Ironically written in Go.

NVM for Windows

The Microsoft/npm/Google recommended Node.js version manager for Windows.

This is not the same thing as nvm! (expand for details)

The original nvm is a completely separate project for Mac/Linux only. This project uses an entirely different philosophy and is not just a clone of nvm. Details are listed in Why another version manager? and what's the big difference?.

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Running into issues? See the common issues wiki.

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Overview

Manage multiple installations of node.js on a Windows computer.

tl;dr Similar (not identical) to nvm, but for Windows. Has an installer. Download Now!

This has always been a node version manager, not an io.js manager, so there is no back-support for io.js. Node 4+ is…

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[Martina Majova]

Oh yes, another mistake of mine is still using Windows... Thank you for the links, I will look into it!