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how to update npm on ubuntu

sudo npm install npm -g

upgrade nodejs and npm ubuntu

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

update npm ubuntu

sudo npm install npm -g

or

sudo npm install npm@latest -g

Example:

vagrant@homestead:~/code$ npm --version
6.14.17

vagrant@homestead:~/code$ sudo npm install npm -g
/usr/bin/npm -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
/usr/bin/npx -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
+ npm@8.19.2
added 7 packages from 2 contributors, removed 299 packages and updated 204 packages in 44.788s

vagrant@homestead:~/code$ npm --version
8.19.2

how to upgrade npm in ubuntu

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.25.4/install.sh | sh