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Samarth Saxena
Samarth Saxena

Reputation: 315

Is it necessay to update npm to update node?

I am new to npm and node so pardon if my question is silly, but is it necessary to update npm to its latest version if i want to update Node.js to its latest version? I read the npm wikipedia page and it says npm is a package manager for Node.js. Also, does npm provide a runtime environment for Node appications to work?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 550

Answers (1)

MBer
MBer

Reputation: 2524

Node.js is the runtime (using the V8 JavaScript engine). Yes, npm is a package manager that helps include dependencies in the program, but it is not the only one. There are others like yarn, so npm is not essential to Node.js. There are several upgrade methods to choose from, using all the same installation methods typically available on operating systems. npm does not offer Node.js upgrades directly; options include node version manager and the npm-installable module n:

sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable

None of the methods mention an npm update, though it is a good idea to keep npm current for security. If a given upgrade method does require you to have a certain version of some manager or installer, you will get a message about it when trying to upgrade.

Upvotes: 1

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