Install Node.js on Ubuntu/Debian

To install Node.js on Ubuntu, first set up repository as per your version requirements.

For NodeJs v21.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_21.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_21.x \| bash -

For NodeJs v20.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x \| bash -

For NodeJs v18.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x \| bash -

For NodeJs v17.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_17.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_17.x \| bash -

For NodeJs v16.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x \| bash -

For NodeJs v15.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_15.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_15.x \| bash -

For NodeJs v14.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x \| bash -

For NodeJs v12.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x \| bash -

For NodeJs v11.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_11.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_11.x \| bash -

Node.js v10.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x \| bash -

Node.js v9.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_9.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_9.x \| bash -

Node.js v8.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x \| bash -

Node.js v6.x

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | bash -

1	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x \| bash -

Now install node.js with

apt-get install -y nodejs

1	apt-get install -y nodejs

Some npm modules may need to compile and install native extenion, if you need it

apt install -y build-essential

1	apt install -y build-essential