Homebridge update installation on RPi

Updated 2023-10-27 !

! The latest information on Homebridge update is found here ! 

Start updating the Homebridge(HB) installation, after You logged on to the RPi, with;

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y

If You are using HOOBS or Homebridge with UX their updates can be done via respective GUI interface. HB also have a function to update Node.js. In other words, the info below is more like "nice to know".

Razberry update

If You have installed the Razberry Daughter card check the update instructions.

Check updates
With 

npm outdated -g --depth=0

and something like this will show

Package            Current  Wanted  Latest  Location
hap-nodejs          0.4.47  0.4.48  0.4.48
homebridge          0.4.45  0.4.46  0.4.46
npm                  6.4.1   6.7.0   6.7.0
npm-check-updates   2.14.2  2.15.0  2.15.0

and gives a hint what needs to be updated

If Node-Red(NR) is installed and appears in the list upgrade NR first with the installation script.

Global update 

If You followed my earlier plugin instructions, use the npm update command

sudo npm update -g

The upgrade will at the end show something like this

/usr/bin/homebridge -> /usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/bin/homebridge
/usr/bin/npm-check-updates -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm-check-updates/bin/npm-check-updates
/usr/bin/ncu -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm-check-updates/bin/ncu
/usr/bin/npm -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
/usr/bin/npx -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
+ hap-nodejs@0.4.48
+ homebridge@0.4.46
+ npm-check-updates@2.15.0
+ npm@6.7.0
added 52 packages from 7 contributors, removed 38 packages and updated 71 packages in 139.451s

Now You have done a standard uppdate ! Below some additional info and tips

NPM, Node and Homebridge-telldus update 
NPM check 

npm -v
6.10.3

and if neccesary upgrade with 

sudo npm install npm@latest -g

To check the current Homebridge Telldus plugin version use 

npm list -g homebridge-telldus

/usr/lib

└── homebridge-telldus@0.0.9 

Checking the current Node version use

node -v

Node version must be >= 18.x. Upgrade info here.

and then You need to reinstalling Homebridge.

sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge

When using command npm outdated and latest is greater then wanted, use install command with latest. For example 

sudo npm install -g homebridge-telldus@latest

Selective update
OR do a selective update with respective package if You want to decide the version Yourself. For Telldus

sudo npm install -g homebridge-telldus@0