Installation of Node JS on Linux

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Installing Node On Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04:

There are two methods Ubuntu official repository and NodeSouce repository to install Node.js on Ubuntu.

Install Node JS using Ubuntu official repository:

Node.js is available in Ubuntu’s repository and you can easily install it using a few commands. Follow the steps below to install Node.js on your Ubuntu operating system.

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. NPM is an open source library of Node.js packages. To install NPM, use the following commands:

sudo apt install npm 
npm -v or npm --version 

Node and NPM will be successfully installed on your Ubuntu machine.   

Install Node JS using NodeSouce repository:

The latest version of Node JS can be installed from NodeSource repository

Follow the steps below to install the Node.js on your Ubuntu.

Step 1: Open your terminal or press Ctrl + Alt + T and use the following commands:

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 --versionnpm -v or npm --version

Finally, you have successfully installed Node JS and NPM on your Ubuntu machine.

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