Updating node.js

Troubleshooting
1

Hello all,

I’d like to update nod-red (0.20.08).

I updated npm before I found this at, https://dietpi.com/forum/t/updating-node-red/2041/1 which says I should update node.js first.
I’ve followed:

wget http://raw.githubusercontent.com/taaem/nodejs-linux-installer/master/node-install.sh
chmod +x node-install.sh
./node-install.sh

Works till I get to (./node-install.sh) then I get a no internet error.

root@DietPi:~# ./node-install.sh
Node Linux Installer by www.github.com/taaem
Running as Root User
Get Latest Version Number...
ERROR: No Internet Connection

any ideas?

2

did you simply tried to reinstall?

dietpi-software reinstall 122

I would recommend to create a backup first.

3

Thanks I thought about that.

I’d definitely do a backup, but would it anyway wipe all node red flows, influxDB’s and other stuff, or just the core apps?

4

Usually it should not remove stuff. At least our code will install node.js and node-red only. If everything is located on a SD card, the backup should be complete.

5

Hi, while trying to update the nodered install with the mentioned reinstall 122, something within the process brakes glibc and the only way was to revert from the back up. i also tried just updating node-red but that didn’t work because of the node.js version.

the reason was for the new version of nr-package with the req: Note that the minimum node-red version 1.3.7 and minimum nodejs version is 12.x.

I am running newest dietpi on a rpi4 with nr 1.2.x

there error was similar to this

node: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.26' not found (required by node)

many thanks, best p

6

pls create an own issue and fill the issue template. This would help to understood more on your environment. thx

7

please have a look here