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sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.8/install.sh | bash
# see https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script for latest version available
# choose latest LTS, like Carbon, and install latest version of this LTS
nvm install --lts
nvm alias default lts/*
# update NPM to latest stable version
npm install npm@latest -g

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# show currently installed version of NodeJS - remember it!
nvm current 
# now view LTS version available
nvm ls-remote --lts
# for example, latest LTS is Carbon
nvm install --lts=carbon
# now set default version as this LTS (instead of 8 you may use more specific version, like v8.10.0 - check by nvm alias)
nvm alias default 8
nvm use default
# update NPM
npm install npm@latest -g
npm cache clean
# update global packages (in this example from nvm 6.13.1 - see begginning of this instruction)
nvm reinstall-packages v6.13.1
# update global packages (is it needed?)
npm update -g

show current version of NodeJS

nvm current

show installed version of NodeJS

nvm ls

show installed version of NPM

npm -v