The node and npm versions on my mac dont match. How do I downgrade npm to the same version as node?
Node:
$ node -v
$ v0.12.7
NPM:
$ npm -v
$ 2.14.4
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5they are separate projects and have their own separate versionsdm03514– dm035142015-12-07 14:39:35 +00:00Commented Dec 7, 2015 at 14:39
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npm is a package manager for node.js. They don't have to be the same version. npm also gets updated more frequently than node, so they could not be expected to keep their versions the same
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javafueled
It would be good here to also talk to why
node "pairs" a specific version of npm on the Previous Downloads page. For example, if I have node v7.7.2 and npm v4.1.2, then when using brew to downgrade/link to node v6.10, the npm version does not change. Is this problematic? If not, why bother "pairing" versions?If it helps, you can install any version of NPM. On debian distros, to use npm version 4.5.0 you need to do:
$ curl https://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-4.5.0.tgz
$ tar -xvzf npm-4.5.0.tgz
$ cd package/
$ [sudo] make install
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Their versions are different because they are independent softwares. Their development is not synchronized.
I recommend updating NPM when you can; I'm running npm version 5.2.0
You can easily upgrade your NPM version using npm install -g npm
