https://nodejs.org/en/download/
download 화면에서 mac 환경일 경우 marchintosh installer 를 선택합니다.
현재 시점에는 v6.11.3 버전의 pkg 파일이 다운로드 될 겁니다. 이를 설치 하시면 됩니다.
[Homebrew를 통해 설치했을 경우]
brew update
brew upgrade node
npm install -g npm
[pkg를 통해 설치했을 경우]
npm install -g n
npm cache clean -f
sudo n stable
[문제가 있어서 재설치 할 경우]
rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules
brew uninstall node
brew install node --without-npm
echo prefix=~/.npm-packages >> ~/.npmrc
curl -L https://www.npmjs.com/install.sh | sh
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sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$ node -v
v8.6.0
sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$ sudo npm cache clean -f
Password:
npm WARN using --force I sure hope you know what you are doing.
sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$ sudo npm install -g n
/usr/local/bin/n -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n/bin/n
+ n@2.1.8
updated 1 package in 1.872s
sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$ sudo n stable
sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$ node -v
v8.6.0
sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$ npm -v
5.3.0
sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$ sudo npm install -g npm
/usr/local/bin/npm -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
/usr/local/bin/npx -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
+ npm@5.4.2
added 21 packages, removed 111 packages and updated 19 packages in 17.35s
sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$ npm -v
5.4.2
sim-ui-MacBook-Air:~ shimjaewoon$