n: Cannot switch node versions?

$> node -v
v5.7.1
$> sudo n latest
     install : node-v6.8.0
       mkdir : /usr/local/n/versions/node/6.8.0
       fetch : https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.8.0/node-v6.8.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
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   installed : v6.8.0
$> node -v
v5.7.1
$> n
ο node/6.8.0
$> node -v
v5.7.1

What do I do wrong? How can I switch to node v6 ?

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Created 8 years ago
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I’m having the same issue on Ubuntu 16.04. PS. fixed: closing and reopening the shell I’ve found the new node version.

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roccomuso on Jan 10, 2017

My issue was I already had node installed via brew. Removing that helped

brew remove node

+52

supun-io on Jun 24, 2021

In my case … somehow there was nvm installed as well. removing nvm (rm -rf ~/.nvm) fixed it

+31

JohannesFerner on Jun 30, 2021

Adding sudo works for me. (on ubuntu 16.04)

sudo n 10.4.0 etc.

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shaharyar123 on May 6, 2022

My issue was I already had node installed via brew. Removing that helped

This was also my issue after updating to M1 and macOS Monterrey. Apparently n still uses /usr/local/bin/node in my case, not /opt/homebrew/bin/node. So I just brew remove node && brew reinstall n && n 12 and node --version output:

❯ n 12
   installed : v12.22.7

❯ node --version
v12.22.7

~
❯ which node
/usr/local/bin/node

❯ brew --version
Homebrew 3.3.1
Homebrew/homebrew-core (git revision 2a60185eb7e; last commit 2021-10-28)
Homebrew/homebrew-cask (git revision 88a43431b8; last commit 2021-10-28

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aubreypwd on Oct 28, 2021

Same - opening a new shell fixed this issue. Running Ubuntu Mate 16.04 on Raspberry Pi 3.

luisdelarosa on Oct 21, 2017

I’m using an ARM-based system, and which is solved after ssh reconnecting.

EasonWang01 on Dec 8, 2021