I installed 'npm' from the Synaptic Package Manager but the version is too old. Is there a way I can make the package manager install a more up-to-date version? The old version is preventing me from following instructions to install some other software:
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- I need at least version 2.0

I don't touch  nodejs / npm, but here are some leads for you:



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Thanks. This seems to have worked well.