Node.js
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Node.js is the open-source JavaScript runtime environment based on Chrome V8 engine and that can execute JavaScript code outside a web browser.
References
- https://nodejs.org/en/ — Node.js home (show current LTS version, and latest version).
- Install Node.js via package manager — Apt, Nvm...
Install
Install using distribution packages
The simplest is to install from apt:
sudo apt install nodejs npm
To install the latest version using apt, install Node.js repositories (nodesource, [
# Add repository -- adapt version as necessary:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
# ...
# ## Run `sudo apt-get install -y nodejs` to install Node.js 16.x and npm
# ## You may also need development tools to build native addons:
# sudo apt-get install gcc g++ make
# ## To install the Yarn package manager, run:
# curl -sL https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/yarnkey.gpg >/dev/null
# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/yarnkey.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
# sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn
# Install
sudo apt install nodejs
Install using NVM
See instruction on github.
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
Example of use
nvm use 16
# Now using node v16.9.1 (npm v7.21.1)
node -v
# v16.9.1
nvm use 14
# Now using node v14.18.0 (npm v6.14.15)
node -v
# v14.18.0
nvm install 12
# Now using node v12.22.6 (npm v6.14.5)
node -v
# v12.22.6
Installing packages with NPM
See NPM.