How to Completely Uninstall Nodejs, and Reinstall From Scratch on Mac OS X?

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To completely uninstall Nodejs and reinstall it from scratch on Mac OS X, follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal application.

2. Run the command below to uninstall Nodejs:

   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*

   This command will remove all Nodejs-related files and directories.

3. Run the command below to remove any remaining Nodejs-related files:

   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/include/node /usr/local/lib/node_modules

4. Close the Terminal application.

5. Download the Node.js package from the official Nodejs website (https://nodejs.org/en/download/).

6. Open the downloaded package and follow the installation instructions.

7. Verify that Nodejs has been installed correctly by running the command below in the Terminal application:

   node -v

   This command should output the version of Nodejs that you just installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully uninstalled and reinstalled Nodejs from scratch on your Mac OS X computer.

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