GitHub for asdf-nodejs.
Install asdf
Clone and install from the AUR:
cd ~/tmp
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/asdf-vm.git
cd asdf-vm/
makepkg -si
Add some lines to your .profile and .bashrc files:
echo -e '\nexport PATH="${ASDF_DATA_DIR:-$HOME/.asdf}/shims:$PATH"' >> ~/.profile
echo -e '\n. <(asdf completion bash)' >> ~/.bashrc
Make changes effective immediately with:
source ~/.profile
exec $SHELL
Update asdf
To update to the latest stable version just redo the process above.
Install Node.js
Let's install the latest release of node:
asdf plugin add nodejs
# export GNUPGHOME="${ASDF_DIR:-$HOME/.asdf}/keyrings/nodejs" && mkdir -p "$GNUPGHOME" && chmod 0700 "$GNUPGHOME"
# bash ~/.asdf/plugins/nodejs/bin/import-release-team-keyring
asdf list all nodejs
asdf install nodejs 24.0.2
asdf set -u nodejs 24.0.2
Additional package managers
First, let's update npm:
npm i -g npm
pnpm
To install pnpm type:
npm install -g pnpm
Test it out:
pnpm --version
# x.x.x
Try creating a new Vite project with:
pnpm create vite