How to install Node.js in Elementary OS using Terminal

Follow these steps to install Node.js v6 in Elementary OS using Terminal

Step 1: Open Terminal from applications.
Step 2: Enter following code.

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

1 2	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x \| sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

If you are looking for to install nove v7, use following code instead of previous one

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

1 2	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x \| sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

In case if you receive any error, use sudo before curl. Like

sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

1 2	sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x \| sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

You can try the same for node v6

Step 3:(Optional)

You may also need to install build tools to compile and install native addons from npm.

sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

1	sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

Step 4: To test the Node is installed, enter node -v in terminal, it returns version number of node js. Something like this. v6.9.2

To test npm installed, enter npm -v in terminal, it returns version number of npm. Something like this. 3.10.9

Good Luck!

December 25, 2016/0 Comments/by Hariprasad