How to upgrade node version ubuntu

Time needed: 3 minutes

update node version

1. use n module

   To upgrade node version in ubuntu will make use of n module from npm package.
   
   

2. Install n module

   Firstly install n module using npm run below command.
   sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
   …so now we have successfully install n module of npm package.

3. update node version ubuntu to latest

   Now simply run below command, to upgrade nodejs and to update npm version.
   sudo n latest
   Note: this will update your nodejs and npm version to latest version(not to stable current version).
4. Now check nodejs version

   run below command
   node --version
npm --version

5. Optional – update node to specific version

   curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node