- [Instructor] So now let's go over
the proper steps to install MPM on a Mac.
So the first thing you want to do
is go to nodejs.org.
Once you get to that page you'll
see right away that you have the
right links here to download the right
versions as well.
But if you want another version
what you could do is click on other downloads
and then select the actual operating
system you're using.
And it will download the LTS version.
So the LTS version versus the current version
is this is the latest features
versus LTS is the one that is the most supported.
So I always go for the LTS for the courses.
But on my own system I actually install
the latest features.
Let's go ahead and click on Node
and then you just go through the steps.
Continue, continue, agree.
And then continue.
And if you wonder why I'm talking about Node.js,
Node.js will actually install MPM
as part of the package.
And this is why we're doing it with Node.js.
And, this is as simple as it gets.
You can move to trash.
And the best way to actually check
if Node.js is properly installed
is to open a terminal.
And let me make this much bigger.
And type the command, node -v.
And if you see a version here,
that means that it worked.
So you may see a different version as
you install your own here, because I'm on 8.11.4.
You may be on nine, you may be on 10
if you decided to go with latest features.
As long as you see a version here,
that means you're good to go.