How can I update npm itself?

Question

I am trying to update npm itself:

npm uninstall npm -g 

Answered with:

 unbuild npm@2.12.1 

But when I go:

 npm --version 

Am I getting 1.4.28? How to update npm itself

Answer 1

You can try the following:

cd / usr / lib / node_modules

npm install npm @latest

Edit: npm install -g npm worked for me.