Install Yarn: sudo apt install yarn This command installs Yarn and, if you don’t already have Node.js installed, your package manager will install it for you. Option 2: Install Yarn Classic Using NPM ...

So, do not change this setting while installing Node.js on your computer. Also, the setup automatically modifies the PATH variables so that you can run npm commands from the CMD.

So if you install Node.js you can use npm. However, if you do decide to use the version of npm bundled with Node.js you cannot update it using the npm@latest command.

Isaac Schlueter also talks about io.js, Npm business model Isaac Schlueter has been quite active in the Node.js community, having been involved in development of both Node.js and its io.js fork ...