I'm trying to install Latest cord-ova version on my Ubuntu 12.04 system. But getting version 2.8.1 always.
How can I get latest version using npm?
You should be able to run the following to get the latest stable release (3.3.0).
$ sudo npm update -g cordova
If not NPM syntax to install a specific version (3.0.4 or 3.2.0).
$ sudo npm install -g cordova@3.2.0
Be sure to run 'update' on any platforms in your project directory.
$ cordova platform update android
$ cordova platform update ios
$ ... any other platforms ...
If you are still having trouble you might want to uninstall cordova via NPM, clean-up, and reinstall.