Install multiple version of node.js using NVM (Ubuntu)
prior knowledge
How to use the terminal. You can for example use gnome-terminal
.
Install dependencies
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev curl git-core
Install NVM
Below we will install NVM.
Download nvm
git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm
To activate nvm, you need to source it from your bash shell
echo -e "\n. ~/.nvm/nvm.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
Install version of node.js
In this example, I am going to install node v0.4.12. We first need open new bash session. You can also do this by typing bash
again.
$ bash
$ nvm install v0.4.12 #This takes a while.
To make the latest v0.4 branch default you do
$ nvm alias default 0.4
Troubleshooting
When you don't have all dependencies installed you can not compile/install node.js. Then you will need to clean up ~/.nvm
$ rm -rf ~/.nvm/
Here is a detailed, up-to-date manual: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-node-js-with-nvm-node-version-manager-on-a-vps#installation