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install latest node on centos

yum install -y gcc-c++ make 
# v16
curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
# v14
# curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash - 
yum install nodejs
node -v

update nodejs centos

$ curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | bash -
sudo yum install nodejs

centos upgrade nodejs

# If you don't have an existing version:
sudo yum install nodejs


# If you have installed:
# Option 1
curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -
sudo yum install nodejs

# Option 2 (I have issues sometimes with Option 1)
wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v16.14.2/node-v16.14.2.tar.gz
tar xzvf node-v* && cd node-v*
sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++
./configure
make
sudo make install