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--- ubuntu:install_node.js [2019/12/05 01:10] – peter
+++ ubuntu:install_node.js [2021/01/25 10:47] (current) – peter
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 ====== Ubuntu - Node.js - Install node.js ======
-===== Install packages required to compile the source code =====
+[[Ubuntu:Install node.js:Install from Source|Install from Source]]
-<code bash>
-sudo apt install build-essential
-</code>
 ----
-===== Download the latest source code from nodejs.org =====
+===== Update your system =====
 <code bash>
-wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.9/node-v0.10.9.tar.gz
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install git-core curl build-essential openssl libssl-dev python
 </code>
 ----
-===== Extract the tar archive =====
+===== Install Node.js =====
+==== Clone the Node.js repository: ====
 <code bash>
-tar zxvf node-v0.10.9.tar.gz
+git clone https://github.com/nodejs/node.git
+cd node
 </code>
-----
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  If you require a specific version of Node:
-===== Enter the directory we just extracted from the tar archive =====
 <code bash>
-cd node-v0.10.9
+git tag # Gives you a list of released versions
+git checkout v13.10.1
 </code>
-----
+</WRAP>
-===== Compile and install =====
+==== Compile and install Node ====
 <code bash>
 ./configure
 make
-make install
+sudo make install
 </code>
-----
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  This might take a while, depending on your hardware.
+</WRAP>
-===== Test =====
-Test node.js to make sure it’s working correctly.
+==== Check if node was installed correctly ====
 <code bash>
-echo "console.log('Hello World');" | node
+node -v
 </code>
-This should simply print “Hello World” in the console.
+----
-If you don’t get any errors, node.js is installed and functional and you may just have executed your first node.js script.
+===== Install NPM =====
+<code bash>
+curl -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh
+</code>
+<WRAP important>
+**WARNING:**  Running a script directly from the web can be dangerous, as it may contains trojans.
+Instead, you may want to download the script, and then review the contents before actually installing it.
+</WRAP>
+----
+==== Test ====
+<code bash>
+npm -v
+</code>