Nodejs on WSL2

setting up nodejs on WSL2 with nvm.

Nodejs on WSL2

1. Node Version Manager(nvm)

1.1 change the source of node install

for Chinese user, change it to the Taobao mirror
export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/node

1.2 Common commands

  • list all installed node
    nvm ls
  • install the latest version
    nvm install node
  • install the long term supported version
    nvm install --lts
  • check node/npm version
    node --version
    npm --version
  • change the version of Node in used
    nvm use node
    nvm use --lts