npm install -g npm is not updating

Question

I cannot seem to update npm with npm install:

$ npm -v
5.6.0
$ sudo npm install -g npm@latest
/usr/bin/npm -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
/usr/bin/npx -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
+ npm@5.7.1
updated 1 package in 11.905s
$ npm -v
5.6.0

Answer 1

What's the output of your which npm , I bet it is not /usr/bin/npm .

UPDATE :

So yours' at /usr/local/bin/npm , but the npm you just updated is at /usr/bin/npm . See the line /usr/bin/npm -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js for the hint.

Remove the installation at /usr/local/bin/npm and you'll be fine.

If you don't know how to do that, simply do

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/npm

Answer 2

I had noted that after installing the update, I have the re-login to the shell too see the updated npm version. Not sure why some ppl don't have to do this, but in my case, that's what I had to do.

Answer 3

使用hash -r使bash清除其缓存并再次查看路径以获取最新的npm路径。

Answer 4

I had the same prob,

Answer 5

npm will always use the version of npm installed with node. If you are running node update node first running:

Good luck!:)