[SOLVED] Change the system version of nodejs - ubuntu

Issue

I just started to use node.js in local projects few days ago. My application works good, if I run it from command shell

nvm run 0.10.32 ./bin/www app

or

node ./bin/www app

So, it works with node version 0.10.xx or higher. But there is a problem: I can't debug it from WebStorm - it throws lots of errors. I went to settings and was stunned: "Node.js core modules version is 0.6.12". Then, I've checked the installed versions of node and it returns

user@user-VirtualBox:~/$ nvm ls

-> v0.10.24 v0.10.32 system

and when I type

nvm use system

it says,

/home/user/.nvm/*/bin removed from $PATH
/home/user/.nvm/*/share/man removed from $MANPATH
/home/user/.nvm/*/lib/node_modules removed from $NODE_PATH
Now using system version of node: v0.6.12.

Obviously, I need to change the system version of nodejs. I tried to update, remove, reinstall - no results, it still has this version. All I need is being able to debug my application code from webstorm. How can I get it - change system version of node, or maybe another ways? Any tips would be very helpful.

Solution

Verify that default node is really coming from nvm with which node, if its not, you can safely run :

rm `which node`

To set the default node version with nvm use :

nvm alias default 0.10.32

If you have many apps that use different node version, add a .npmrc in the root directory in each of them. .npmrc only contains the version, e.g. "v0.10.32".

Then each time you cd into a project run

nvm use

Answered By - FGRibreau

Answer Checked By - Robin (WPSolving Admin)