How to upgrade Node.js to version 7 if Ubuntu already has version 4?

Question

Node.js

Hello.
I work under Ubuntu, I need Node.js (Front-end developer) to work. Node.js version 4,
How to upgrade to 7 without breaking a bunch of software that depends on Node.js?
Thank you for your help ?

Answer 1

use nvm.
If necessary, you can even switch versions on the fly.