Angular2 QuickStart npm version error

Question

The Quickstart docs are very clear in saying that Node version 4.xx or 5.xx and npm version 3.xx are needed and all others will cause errors, but installing the latest stable nodejs (on Win-x64) gives me Node.js v4.6.0 and npm v2.15.9

The official Node.js source offers me npm v3.10.3 only if I choose to install Node v6.7.0

Can anyone tell me how I can get Node 4/5 along with npm 3 ?

--- Edit OK. I pulled an earlier release from the node js site and have node 5 with npm 3.

I guess my question is less about node/npm and more about why the Angular team are so clear about not using version 6 of node.

Answer 1

Node.JS 4.6.0 isn't the latest stable version but the Long Term Support version. 6.7.0 is the current stable release. You can download that confidently in order to support NPM 3.xx and Angular 2.