Node: Autoupdate for Node.js

Created on 15 Sep 2018  路  6Comments  路  Source: nodejs/node

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The Feature request is not related to a problem.

Describe the solution you'd like
I was wondering if you guys could make an auto-update function for it because it is kind of annoying for me to go and download the latest version. Maybe you guys could add like a check-box in the Node.js setup for the people that might not want to have it enabled.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I haven't thought of any alternatives.

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I don't think this is a good idea because node versioning follows semver and some automatic updates could cause issues. Having some mechanism that tries to work for everyone would not be worth the benefits it provides.

You might want to look into n or nvm

This is likely outside the scope of Node.js itself, but perhaps @nodejs/version-management might be able to point to existing solutions or possibilities for the near future.

(Also: Not all of us are _guys_. Consider using _everyone_, _people_, _friends_, _folks_, or something like that.)

In case of nvm, the following command updates node versions and also re-installs packages
nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from=node

It seems like perhaps this should be closed. Feel free to re-open (or leave a comment requesting that it be re-opened) if you disagree. I'm just tidying up and not acting on a super-strong opinion or anything like that.

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