Here are the steps you can follow to upgrade NodeJS on an Ubuntu system.
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/local/share/man/man1/node* ~/.npm sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node* sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node* sudo rm -rf /usr/local/include/node* sudo apt-get purge nodejs npm sudo apt autoremove Download the latest installable archive for your OS from https://nodejs.org/en/download/ tar -xf your-archiveFile sudo mv extracted-archiveFolder-name/bin/* /usr/local/bin/ sudo mv extracted-archiveFolder-name/lib/node_modules/ /usr/local/lib/ node -v #should display the latest version of node

Sreekumar (KJ) has been a hobby programmer from school days. Codemarvels is his personal blog from the year 2010, where he writes about technology, philosophy, society and a bit about physics.
He now runs a conversational AI company – DheeYantra – focusing his efforts to help businesses improve operational efficiency using digital employees powered by AI.
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