I tried the regular script on one installation that has 1.1.3 and one that has 1.3.2, and both exited without any errors. The script: bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered) The output: Running Node-RED install for user pi…

which version of node.js do you currently have installed ?

10.24.0 on both the oldest and the newest, for some reason.

You can use the Manage Palette option in the menu to check for any nodes that can be updated.

@Colin I am aware of that. But that doesn't let me update the actual program or node.js, which is what I'm trying to do. I just now tried to upgrade the nodes that were upgradeable (as I said the Tellstick node hasn't been updatet for years), but that didn't let me upgrade the core files, the script…

so yeah - the latest script doesn't force update nodejs to the supported version 12 and 14 - you need to update to node 12 or 14 - but we aren't going to force that in case you have something you rely on.

Ah, you posted while I was writing that I had to use the force --node12 to get it to run. I'll just have to see if it breaks something. As you say, this is something new, I have done this not so long ago on one of the same Pi's, and it didn't give me this. I didn't dare to do any force stuff befor I…

I think the wording in the script could be improved, I don't think it is clear that the reason it is exiting is that nodejs needs to be updated.

Yes. Not ideal I know. But there are a lot of devices out here including embedded type ones that are still running node 8 and 10. any that have binary code (probably like Tellstick) need recompiling and the potential for breaking them is too great for me to risk just trying to force them without the…

It only said that I could force it to do 12 or 14, and not that this choice was necessary to move on with the upgrade, so I agree that it could have told me that, and "it's your own fault if you break something and don't have a backup" (which I of course have - I do an image backup on every major ch…

Perhaps it could say: Node red now requires node version 12 or above, you can force an install of ...

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Does the script now install version 2 by default? I thought that wasn't released yet.

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