SHELL

update npm with nvm

# update nvm remote
nvm ls-remote

# install latest npm or npm lts
nvm install-latest-npm
nvm intall --lts

# select required version of npm, I always use the long term supported version
nvm use --lts

nvm update node

nvm install latest

Properly upgrade node using nvm

nvm install stable --reinstall-packages-from=current

update node with nvm

# With NVM

yay -S nvm

echo 'source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh' >> ~/.bashrc
exec $SHELL

nvm ls-remote

nvm install v18.1.0

how to update node version with nvm

nvm install "lts/*" --reinstall-packages-from="$(nvm current)"

update npm version using nvm

cd ~/.nvm/versions/node/v4.2.2/lib
npm install npm