How to select the Node.js version to install - nodesource/distributions GitHub Wiki

With our newly updated repository, users now have the flexibility to select a specific version of Node.js to install, empowering them to cater their development environments to their precise needs.

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You must have the repo installed -> curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -, change the version 18.x as needed.

1. List Available Node.js Versions:

   Before installing Node.js, you might want to see which versions are available in the repository.

   # Display available versions of Node.js from the repository
   apt-cache policy nodejs

2. Choose and Install a Specific Node.js Version:

   Once you've decided on a version, you can install it using the following command, replacing <version> with your chosen version:

   # Install a specific version of Node.js. Replace '<version>' with the desired version number
   apt-get install nodejs=<version>

   Example:

   If you wish to install version 18.16.0-1nodesource1 of Node.js:

   # Install Node.js version 18.16.0-1nodesource1
   apt-get install nodejs=18.16.0-1nodesource1

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You must have the repo installed -> curl -fsSL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -, change the version 20.x as needed.

1. List Available Node.js Versions:

   Before installing Node.js, you might want to see which versions are available in the repository.

   yum Example:

   yum --showduplicates --repoid=nodesource-nodejs list nodejs

   dnf Example:

   dnf repository-packages nodesource-nodejs list --showduplicates

2. Choose and Install a Specific Node.js Version: Once you've decided on a version, you can install it using the following command, replacing <version> with your chosen version:

   yum install nodejs-<version>-1nodesource -y
   

   Example:

   yum install nodejs-20.7.0-1nodesource -y

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