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Build node on your favorite flavor of linux from source. This way you wont be faced with having to sudo npm install stuff. Just change the value of version to the desired one and execute it. Don't forget to do the visudo part (in the comments)
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| VERSION="v5.7.0" | |
| USERNAME="$(whoami)" | |
| sudo yum install -y gcc-c++ make | |
| # or: yum groupinstall 'Development Tools' | |
| curl -O http://nodejs.org/dist/latest/node-${VERSION}.tar.gz | |
| tar -xvzf node-${VERSION}.tar.gz | |
| cd node-${VERSION} | |
| ./configure --prefix=/opt/node | |
| make | |
| sudo mkdir -p /opt/node | |
| sudo chown -R ${USERNAME} /opt/node | |
| make install | |
| echo "export PATH=/opt/node/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc | |
| # Now do: sudo visudo | |
| # Edit your Defaults secure_path= by adding /opt/node/bin to the end |
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