How to install nodejs in macos
In this article, we will see how to install nodejs in macos. How to Install/Update Nodejs in Mac OSX.
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Basically there are few methods to install Nodejs in Mac. they are,
Using Node version Manager(nvm)
Firstly install the nvm in your machine using the command
1curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.2/install.sh | bash
the above command downloads the binary and stores it in ~/.nvm. Now you need to add the variable in the bash profile.
1~/.bash_profile
and add the following code in the profile
1export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"2[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
For Reference : nvm docs
you can verify the installation of nvm using the command
1command -v nvm
Now, you can install or update the nodejs using nvm easily
1nvm install 10
1nvm use 12
Using Node Package Manager(npm)
you can install nodejs using a npm package called n. Once it is installed, make sure to clear the cache using the command
1sudo npm cache clean -f
After that install the n npm module in your machine
1npm install -g n
Now, you can install the nodejs using the command
1n 10.16.02n lts
Summary
Once you complete the installation of nodejs and npm . you can verify the installation using the command,
1npm --version2node --version
it will show you the installed versions of nodejs and npm. How to install nodejs in macos.
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