How to install Node.js on Ubuntu or Debian

Node.js is very popular and is available in all popular platforms including Ubuntu. It is also very fast-moving, and some Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, do not provide the latest version of Node.js in their application repository.

1. Launch terminal.
2. Update apt's package list.

   $ sudo apt update [sudo] password for user:  Hit:1 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan InRelease                   Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security InRelease            Hit:3 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates InRelease Hit:4 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-backports InRelease Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree        Reading state information... Done All packages are up to date.

3. Install nodejs package.

   $ sudo apt install --assume-yes nodejs Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree        Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed:   libc-ares2 libnode64 libuv1 nodejs-doc Suggested packages:   npm  ##### snipped

4. Install Node.js package manager (npm).

   $ sudo apt install --assume-yes npm Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree        Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed:   gyp javascript-common libjs-inherits libjs-is-typedarray libnode-dev   libpython-stdlib libpython2-stdlib libpython2.7-minimal   libpython2.7-stdlib libssl-dev libuv1-dev node-abbrev node-ajv   node-ansi node-ansi-align node-ansi-regex node-ansi-styles   node-ansistyles node-aproba node-archy node-are-we-there-yet node-asn1   node-assert-plus node-asynckit node-aws-sign2 node-aws4   node-balanced-match node-bcrypt-pbkdf node-bluebird node-boxen   node-brace-expansion node-builtin-modules node-builtins node-cacache   node-call-limit node-camelcase node-caseless node-chalk node-chownr   node-cli-boxes node-cliui node-clone node-color-convert node-color-name   node-combined-stream node-concat-map node-concat-stream   node-config-chain node-console-control-strings node-copy-concurrently   node-core-util-is node-cross-spawn node-cyclist node-dashdash   node-decamelize node-decompress-response node-deep-extend node-defaults   node-delayed-stream node-delegates node-detect-indent   node-detect-newline node-duplexer3 node-duplexify node-ecc-jsbn   node-editor node-encoding node-end-of-stream node-errno   node-escape-string-regexp node-execa node-extend node-extsprintf   node-fast-deep-equal node-find-up node-flush-write-stream   node-forever-agent node-form-data node-from2 node-fs-vacuum   node-fs-write-stream-atomic node-fs.realpath node-gauge   node-get-caller-file node-get-stream node-getpass node-glob node-got   node-graceful-fs node-gyp node-har-schema node-har-validator   node-has-flag node-has-symbol-support-x node-has-to-string-tag-x   node-has-unicode node-hosted-git-info node-http-signature   node-iconv-lite node-iferr node-import-lazy node-imurmurhash   node-inflight node-inherits node-ini node-invert-kv   node-is-builtin-module node-is-npm node-is-object node-is-plain-obj   node-is-retry-allowed node-is-stream node-is-typedarray node-isarray   node-isexe node-isstream node-isurl node-jsbn   node-json-parse-better-errors node-json-schema   node-json-schema-traverse node-json-stable-stringify   node-json-stringify-safe node-jsonify node-jsonparse node-jsonstream   node-jsprim node-latest-version node-lazy-property node-lcid   node-libnpx node-locate-path node-lockfile node-lowercase-keys   node-lru-cache node-mem node-mime-types node-mimic-fn   node-mimic-response node-minimatch node-minimist node-mississippi   node-mkdirp node-move-concurrently node-mute-stream node-node-uuid   node-nopt node-normalize-package-data node-npm-package-arg   node-npm-run-path node-npmlog node-oauth-sign node-object-assign   node-once node-opener node-os-locale node-osenv node-p-cancelable   node-p-finally node-p-limit node-p-locate node-p-timeout   node-package-json node-parallel-transform node-path-exists   node-path-is-absolute node-path-is-inside node-performance-now   node-prepend-http node-process-nextick-args node-promise-inflight   node-promzard node-proto-list node-prr node-pump node-pumpify   node-punycode node-qs node-qw node-rc node-read node-read-package-json   node-readable-stream node-registry-auth-token node-registry-url   node-request node-require-directory node-require-main-filename   node-resolve-from node-retry node-rimraf node-run-queue   node-safe-buffer node-semver node-semver-diff node-set-blocking   node-sha node-shebang-command node-shebang-regex node-signal-exit   node-slash node-slide node-sorted-object node-spdx-correct   node-spdx-expression-parse node-spdx-license-ids node-sshpk node-ssri   node-stream-each node-stream-iterate node-stream-shift   node-string-decoder node-string-width node-strip-ansi node-strip-eof   node-strip-json-comments node-supports-color node-tar node-term-size   node-text-table node-through node-through2 node-timed-out   node-tough-cookie node-tunnel-agent node-tweetnacl node-typedarray   node-uid-number node-unique-filename node-unpipe node-uri-js   node-url-parse-lax node-url-to-options node-util-deprecate node-uuid   node-validate-npm-package-license node-validate-npm-package-name   node-verror node-wcwidth.js node-which node-which-module   node-wide-align node-widest-line node-wrap-ansi node-wrappy   node-write-file-atomic node-xdg-basedir node-xtend node-y18n   node-yallist node-yargs node-yargs-parser python python-minimal   python-pkg-resources python2 python2-minimal python2.7   python2.7-minimal Suggested packages:   apache2 | lighttpd | httpd libssl-doc python-doc python-tk   python-setuptools python2-doc python2.7-doc binfmt-support  ##### snipped

5. Check installed version of nodejs and npm.

   $ nodejs -v v10.15.2 $ npm -v 5.8.0