Does ls-remote list OS-compatible versions or all versions?

[matthewpalmer]

Operating system and version:

Ubuntu 18.04, Node.js 18.16.1

Questions

Thanks for all your work on this project! I don't have a bug to report. I have a couple of quick questions I'm hoping you can help me with.

Say I have a system on Ubuntu 18.04 and want to install Node.js 18.16.1 via nvm.

• If I do nvm ls-remote -- does that list all the available Node versions, or does it filter the ones that are compatible with my current system?
• The reason I ask about compatibility is this issue which suggests Ubuntu 18/Node 18 might be incompatible. I'm not sure I understand the relationship between nodesource, the official node releases, and nvm. Where does nvm pull from? Or are they functionally the same in terms of OS compatibility?
• Does node.js publish an operating system compatibility table anywhere? I found this documentation / this on the main branch, but I would've thought there'd be a more public table posted e.g. on the node.js website for official releases, but I can't find anything. (This is unrelated to your project, but I thought you might know 😄, and it seems my Google skills are getting worse)

Thanks very much for your help! I really appreciate it 😄

[ljharb]

It lists all versions, because determining compat beforehand is impossible for source builds afaik.

nvm pulls from the only official source, nodejs.org, which is not an apt repo. I would hope nodesource matches that, but since it’s unofficial there’s no guarantee.

[matthewpalmer]

That makes sense -- thanks for getting back to me so quickly 😄. Do you know if node.js publishes an operating system compatibility list anywhere for each version? I've tried searching, but thought you might know the exact page I needed to go to to find it

[ljharb]

I’m sure they publish a list of supported OSs, but that’s not the same as compatibility, and I’m not sure if there’s a table or if you’d have to spelunk through git history.

[matthewpalmer]

No worries, thanks very much for your help :)