Install node js and npm on Ubuntu/Mac using nvm

install-node-js.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Install node and npm via nvm - https://github.com/creationix/nvm
# Does not require git to be pre-installed, now using CURL

# Prevent source
[[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" != "${0}" ]] && echo -e "\e[91m This script is being sourced, will exit now \e[39m" && return

# Script will auto terminate on errors
set -e

# Define versions
INSTALL_NODE_VER=4
INSTALL_NVM_VER=0.31.7

echo -e "\e[96m Install node version manager v$INSTALL_NVM_VER \e[39m"
# Removed if already installed
rm -rf ~/.nvm
# Install nvm 
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v$INSTALL_NVM_VER/install.sh | bash
# Make nvm command available to terminal
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh

#echo "List all node version available (optional step)"
#nvm ls-remote

echo -e "\e[96m Now install node js v$INSTALL_NODE_VER, change the version number if you want \e[39m"
nvm install $INSTALL_NODE_VER

echo -e "\e[96m Make this version system default \e[39m"
nvm alias default v$INSTALL_NODE_VER
nvm use default

echo -e "\e[96m Update npm to latest version, if this stuck then terminate (CTRL+C) the execution \e[39m"
npm install -g npm

echo -e "\e[96m Check for node, npm and nvm version \e[39m"
node --version
npm --version
nvm --version

echo -e "\e[96m Print binary paths \e[39m"
which npm
which node

echo -e "\e[96m List installed node versions \e[39m"
nvm ls

echo -e "\e[92m Please Logout and Login back to take changes effect \e[39m"

# Tested on Travis-CI, Ubuntu, CentOS, Mac OS

read-more.md

Wants to try something else ?

• nvm-windows
• nodist
• n Yet another node version manager
• nodesource

💡 Quick install - Run this script in terminal

wget -O - https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ankurk91/8f107ef490f40f74a1cf/raw/install-node-js.sh | bash