# Cannot Update to 20.5

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-update-to-20-5/11674>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [29 May 2019 13:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-update-to-20-5/11674 "2019-05-29T13:39:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hermann1514](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hermann1514/32/52422_2.png) [@hermann1514](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hermann1514)\
**Post date:** [29 May 2019 13:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-update-to-20-5/11674/1 "2019-05-29T13:39:22Z")

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Hey,

my nodered 19.5 install works fine on my Ubnutu 18.04 . I would like to Update to the latest 20.5 Version.

I use the

```auto
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red

```

to update Nodered.  
After restart i have always the old version.

Here is the install process:

```auto
root@xxxxx:/var/log# npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red                                                                                                   
/usr/bin/node-red -> /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red/red.js                                                                                                       
/usr/bin/node-red-pi -> /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red/bin/node-red-pi
+ node-red@0.20.5                                                                                                                                                
updated 1 package in 10.915s
root@xxxxxx:/var/log#

```

I have stoped nodered before but always the same.  
nodejs Version is 8.16.

Can someone help?

Thx.  
Hermann

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [29 May 2019 14:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-update-to-20-5/11674/2 "2019-05-29T14:54:43Z")

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Hi  
which version of nodejs ?  
Are you running nodejs under n or nvm ?  
What does `which node-red` report ?

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**Author:** ![hermann1514](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hermann1514/32/52422_2.png) [@hermann1514](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hermann1514)\
**Post date:** [3 June 2019 06:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-update-to-20-5/11674/3 "2019-06-03T06:49:28Z")

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which node-red display the following:

/usr/local/bin/node-red