upgrade node 0.10 to 0.12.x on RHEL

Question

Since we do not have any updates available via EPEL repo, what would be a clean approach to upgrade node to 0.12.x from 0.10 on RHEL 5

Answer 1

You could use the n package to upgrade the node version by using these commands (from David Walsh's blog - Upgrade Node.js via NPM) to first install the package:

sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n

which you can then upgrade the node version as follows:

Type n to prompt selection of an installed node. Use the up / down arrow to navigate, and press enter or the right arrow to select, or ^C to cancel:

sudo n

  0.11.16
ο 0.12.0
  0.12.1

Use or install the latest official release:

sudo n latest

Use or install the stable official release:

sudo n stable

Switch to the previous version you were using:

sudo n prev