How to update Node.js or npm to latest version

Update Node.js on Windows or Linux

For Windows

For Windows users, Please use the official installers from the offical Node.js site.
Which is more reliable and easier.

Or you can use Chocolatey if you have it installed.

choco install nodejs-lts 

For a specific version,

choco install nodejs-lts --version="20.17.0"

For Linux

For Linux and MacOS users, The Easiest way to update Node.js is to use nvm. Install nvm using the following command

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.0/install.sh | bash

Now, To install the latest version of Node.js with nvm, Use the following command.

nvm install node

If you want a specific version of Node.js, You can also do that with nvm

nvm install 20.17.0

Update npm command

You can install the latest version of npm with the npm package manager itself. Use the following command.

npm update -g npm