This is a simple shell script that will install NodeJs v11.x. The "Latest version" of NodeJs version of 11.x in the raspberry pi on every version of raspberry pis (zero|1|2|3) This also happens to work on a Beaglebone, Nvidia TX2, and other ARM6, ARM7, and ARM64 linux computers.
First, you will need to install the latest version of NodeJs on your pi by going into you Raspberry Pi zero|1|2|3's terminal, and running:
wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/audstanley/NodeJs-Raspberry-Pi/master/Install-Node.sh | sudo bash
node -v
# if you get an error that node did not install, it is because currently there is no ARM6l build for node 12
# (this only really effects the pi zero, and pi-1), but the node-install utility is there, so you can just sudo node-install -v 11
# for the time being
exit
Once you have run the initial installer, you can install different versions at any time by opening a new terminal and typing:
sudo node-install -v 4.9.1; # if you want to be specificor
sudo node-install -v 4;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 4 you wish to installor
sudo node-install -v 5;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 5 you wish to installor
sudo node-install -v 6;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 6 you wish to installor
sudo node-install -v 7;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 7 you wish to installor
sudo node-install -v 8;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 8 you wish to installor
sudo node-install -v 9;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 9 you wish to installor
sudo node-install -v 10;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 10 you wish to installor
sudo node-install -v 11;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 11 you wish to installor
sudo node-install -v 12;
# then you will get prompted with which
# specific version of 12 you wish to install
# there is currently no build for the ARM6l, so you will have to
# sudo node-install -v 11; # until they have an ARM6 build (only effects pi zeros, and pi1 models)Please note that this will work for EVERY raspberry pi.
If you have installed any global npm modules, and change your systems version of nodejs with node-install then node-install will reinstall your npm modules for you.
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If you want to keep your Raspberry Pi up to date with the Latest Version of Node at all times, edit your /etc/crontab file:
sudo nano /etc/crontabAdd this line to the bottom of your crontab:
0 22 1,7,14,21 * * root node-install -a;This will update your raspberry pi with the latest version of NodeJs on days 1st, 7st, 14th, and 21st of every month at 10:00pm.
Thank you for checking out the project, and using the node-install utility. This github project (as of 2019), reaches about an average of 10,000 people every year.