How do I completely uninstall NodeJS and Reinstall the latest version of NodeJS in Ubuntu?
Apr 25, 2020
Uninstall NodeJS from Ubuntu
The command will remove the package but retain the configuration files.
sudo apt-get remove nodejs
sudo apt-get autoremove
To remove both the package and the configuration files run:
sudo apt-get purge nodejs
sudo apt-get autoremove
Install NodeJS on Ubuntu
Adding the NodeJS PPA to Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
After successfully adding the NodeJS PPA, It’s time now to install NodeJS using the command below.
sudo apt-get install nodejs
Verifying the version of NodeJS and NPM
node -v
npm -v
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