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How to change node version

Im trying to build a discord bot recently. I tried to install the new discord.js version but i need to change the node version to 12 or higher. Tried to use this code on my package.json but doesnt work


"engines": {
    "node": "latest",
    "npm": "latest"
  }

is there any other way to change the node version?

Answered by Coder100 [earned 5 cycles]

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You can install it.
Hit ctrl+shift+s:


npm i node

What you are looking for is npm as well, so:


npm i node npm

isn't that just beautiful :D
and for your package.json:


{
  "...": "...",
  "dependencies": {
    "node": "latest",
    "npm": "latest"
  },
  "...": "..."
}

while i tried to install, it gave me an error


npm ERR! code EEXIST
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! path /home/runner/aestetikmod/node_modules
npm ERR! errno -17
npm ERR! EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir '/home/runner/aestetikmod/node_modules'
npm ERR! File exists: /home/runner/aestetikmod/node_modules
npm ERR! Remove the existing file and try again, or run npm
npm ERR! with --force to overwrite files recklessly.

oh delete the node_modules file lol

can you show me the way to delete the node_modules? lol

um send repl

usually it's as easy as:


rm node_modules

and/or


rm -r node_modules

oh that worked thank you. I kinda new to coding so i dont really know the commands & stuff are lol

lol np :)

thx a lot for this, but is there any way, I can specify the version of node here? :)

this is great, thanks!

We are using this for Preflight, documented our whole journey getting top-level await and other new JavaScript / ES features running in repl.it here:

https://github.com/upleveled/preflight/issues/17

no problem :D

sorry for the late reply, but


npm i [email protected]<version>

where <version> is the version you would like. It can also be latest, beta, and alpha assuming those are actual builds lol

um it says rm: cannot remove 'node_modules': Is a directory when i type rm node_modules how do I delete the node modules folder??

rm -r node_modules

It says that there is no module called 'node:events' after trying this

This dose not work:


npm ERR! code Unknown system error -122
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path /home/runner/.npm/_cacache/tmp/61669aa1
npm ERR! errno -122
npm ERR! Unknown system error -122: Unknown system error -122, open '/home/runner/.npm/_cacache/tmp/61669aa1'
npm ERR! code Unknown system error -122
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path /home/runner/.npm/_cacache/tmp/d4998399
npm ERR! errno -122
npm ERR! Unknown system error -122: Unknown system error -122, open '/home/runner/.npm/_cacache/tmp/d4998399'

nix exists now! Create a new nix repl and add nodejs-16_x to the packages.

@ErrorbotTHE2nd

how do I do that? as I'm currently using a polygott repl (because of a temple I used)

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Try to use npm i [email protected]