If you have installed node using HomeBrew. If you have previously installed Node on your Macbook, you will need to uninstall. Node Version Manager (NVM) lets you install multiple versions of Node.js to your local user directory, enabling easy upgrades and version switching, without the permission troubles that are common with non-NVM setups. It's super useful to developers especially if you have to support applications which have been developed utilising different versions of the framework. Installing the LTS version of a given version: If you want to install an LTS version of a given release, you can just mention the version number as follows to install particular LTS versions of that release. NVM is similar to Ruby's RVM, allowing you to install and switch between different versions of Node.JS and NPM using the command line. To install a specific version of node: nvm install 6.14.4 or 10.10.0, 8.9.1, etc. This will result in different versions of the software available. As with any software development frameworks node is under constant development, with the team making improvements, bug fixes and has undergone it own fair share of forking and merging. Node.JS is a popular framework for the developing applications and has been available since 2009.

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