Whenever I use npm, I get a big fat warning:
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ New major version of npm available! 6.14.11 → 7.12.1 │
│ Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.12.1 │
│ Run npm install -g npm to update! │
│ │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
The current npm version is the one that came with my distibution (Kubuntu 20.10, will be updating to 21.04 soon).
Is it safe/advised to let npm update itself without using the apt package manager?
I have managed to (temporarily) destroy my nodejs/npm installs more than once in the past, so I'd rather be safe than sorry.
