What is the proper way to install Node.js with nvm?

[ishaan2479]

@stingray21

Node/npm are not up to date even though the installed package in the package manager says it is (i.e. npm -v shows different version than what’s installed according to the package manager)

The Arch Wiki mentions to add --assume-installed nodejs=<version>, but I cannot figure out how to use that as a setting for the Package manager. Do I need to add something to pacman.conf?

You are confusing “pamac/add or remove software” with “nvm”. NVM (Node Version Manager) handles different versions of node. You cannot use pamac/pacman to do that. Arch only supports the latest version of node available and so does Manjaro. So changing pacman.conf doesn’t matter.

@stingray21

I need the older versions of node/npm mostly for web dev tasks. So it would be most convenient for me, if I can have node and npm installed via the package manager (therefore it will be kept up to date). And nvm uses normally the package manager installed version.

Versions installed with nvm cannot be updated with pamac. See stackoverflow on how to properly update those.

Tl;dr - What you are trying to accomplish is not possible with pamac and there is a reason why tools like nvm exist. Install a node version with nvm and make use of .nvmrc. Also see Node.js - ArchWiki.