[asdf Node.js] Use asdf nodejs plugin to install multiple Node.js versions

Posted on 2020-08-15 Edited on 2024-09-12 In Programming Language , Node.js Views: Word count in article: 3.3k Reading time ≈ 3 mins.

asdf and Node.js Plugin

asdf is a single CLI tool for managing multiple runtime versions. It extend with a simple plugin system to install your favourite language: Dart, Elixir, Flutter, Golang (Go), Java, Node.js, Python, Ruby …

This article is about how to use asdf and Node.js plugin to install multiple Node.js versions on macOS with the Homebrew package manager.

Prerequisites

Xcode Command Line Tools
The Xcode Command Line Tools Package is a small self-contained package available for download separately from Xcode and that allows you to do command line development in macOS which is consists of the macOS SDK and command-line tools such as Clang, which are installed at this

For more information about installing and using Xcode Command Line Tools, see the Xcode Command Line Tools
Homebrew
Homebrew is the Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux).

For more information about installing and using Homebrew, see the Homebrew - https://brew.sh/.

Installation

Install asdf

# Install asdf dependencies
$ brew install coreutils curl git

# Install asdf
$ brew install asdf

asdf Node.js Plugin

# Install Node.js plugin requirements
$ brew install openssl readline

# GnuPG
$ brew install gpg

# AWK - any posix compliant implementation (tested on gawk)
$ brew install gawk

# Install Node.js plugin
$ asdf plugin-add nodejs https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git

Add to your Shell

Add asdf.sh to your ~/.zshrc with:

1	$ echo -e "\n. $(brew --prefix asdf)/asdf.sh" >> ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zshrc

Or see Add to your Shell - https://asdf-vm.com/#/core-manage-asdf to learn when you use other shells.

List all Node.js Version

Update Node.js plugin.

1	$ asdf plugin update nodejs

List all Node.js versions.

1	$ asdf list all nodejs

Install Node.js version

Install a Node.js version manually.

$ asdf install nodejs 14.8.0

$ nodejs version
No version set for command nodejs
Consider adding one of the following versions in your config file at ~/.tool-versions
nodejs 14.8.0

$ echo "nodejs 14.8.0" >> ~/.tool-versions

$ asdf exec node --version
14.8.0

Or install another version.

1	$ asdf install nodejs 14.0.0

FAQs

cat: /usr/local/VERSION: No such file or directory

Add asdf.sh to your ~/.zshrc to resolve it

1	$ echo -e "\n. $(brew --prefix asdf)/asdf.sh" >> ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zshrc

OR see Add to your Shell - https://asdf-vm.com/#/core-manage-asdf to learn when you use other shells.

You must install GnuPG to verify the authenticity of the downloaded archives before continuing with the install: https://www.gnupg.org/

Install GnuPG to resolve it.

1 2	# GnuPG $ brew install gpg

No preset version installed for command yarn or No yarn executable found for nodejs 16.7.0

$ yarn -v                                                                   sit  10:23:23
No preset version installed for command yarn
Please install a version by running one of the following:

asdf install nodejs 16.7.0

or add one of the following versions in your config file at /Users/cloudolife/.tool-versions
nodejs 14.8.0

1 2	$ yarn -v No yarn executable found for nodejs 16.7.0

Check node, yarn status.

which node                                                                                 10:32:12
/Users/cloudolife/.asdf/shims/node

$ which yarn
/Users/cloudolife/.asdf/shims/yarn

Check yarn reshime shell.

$ cat /Users/cloudolife/.asdf/shims/yarn
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# asdf-plugin: nodejs 14.8.0
# asdf-plugin: nodejs 16.7.0
exec /usr/local/opt/asdf/bin/asdf exec "yarn" "$@"

Install global yarn.