Method 1
Install nodeJs using ubuntu official repository
Here user can Install the default version of the installed ubuntu version
Step 1: Open your terminal or press Ctrl + Alt + T
Step 2: To install node.js use the following command:
sudo apt install nodejs
Step 3: Once installed, verify it by checking the installed version using the following command:
node -v or node –version
Note: It is recommended to install Node Package Manager(NPM) with Node.js.It is an open source library for node js
sudo apt install npm
npm -v or npm –version
Method 2
Install node using NodeSource Repository on ubuntu
Here the user can install the desired version.
Step 1: Open your terminal or press Ctrl + Alt + T and use the following commands to update and upgrade the package manager:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Step 2: Install Python software libraries using the following command:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
Step 3: Add Node.js PPA to the system.
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash –
Note: Here, we are installing node.js version 10, if you want to install version 11, you can replace setup_10.x with setup_11.x.
Step 4: To Install Node.js and NPM to your Ubuntu machine, use the command given below:
sudo apt-get install nodejs
Step 5: Once installed, verify it by checking the installed version using the following command:
node -v or node –version
npm -v or npm –version
Finally, you have successfully installed Node.js and NPM on your Ubuntu machine.
Install node version manager on ubuntu
- Open terminal
- wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
- export NVM_DIR=”$HOME/.nvm”
- [ -s “$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh” ] && \. “$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh”
- [ -s “$NVM_DIR/bash_completion” ] && \. “$NVM_DIR/bash_completion”
- Execute
- nvm install 8
- nvm install 12.20.2
- To switch from one version to another use the command
- nvm use 12.20.2