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First you'll need to make sure your system has a c++ compiler. For OSX, XCode will work, for Ubuntu, the build-essential and libssl-dev packages work.
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First you'll need to make sure your system has a c++ compiler. For OSX, XCode will work, for Ubuntu, the build-essential and libssl-dev packages work.
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To install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the "`nvm.sh`" file inside it. I put mine in a folder called "`nvm`".
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### Install script
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To install you could use the [install script](https://github.com/creationix/nvm/blob/master/install.sh) (requires Git) using cURL:
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curl https://raw.github.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | sh
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or Wget:
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wget -qO- https://raw.github.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | sh
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<sub>The script clones the Nvm repository to `~/.nvm` and adds the source line to your profile (`~/.bash_profile` or `~/.profile`).</sub>
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### Manual install
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For manual install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the `nvm.sh` file inside it. I put mine in a folder called `nvm`.
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Or if you have `git` installed, then just clone it:
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Or if you have `git` installed, then just clone it:
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. ~/nvm/nvm.sh
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. ~/nvm/nvm.sh
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I always add this line to my ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile file to have it automatically sources upon login.
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I always add this line to my `~/.bashrc` or `~/.profile` file to have it automatically sources upon login.
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Often I also put in a line to use a specific version of node.
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Often I also put in a line to use a specific version of node.
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## Usage
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## Usage
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nvm install 0.6.14
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nvm install 0.6.14
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And then in any new shell just use the installed version:
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And then in any new shell just use the installed version:
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nvm use 0.6.14
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nvm use 0.6.14
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