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--- ubuntu:install_node.js:install_from_source [2021/01/25 10:40] – created peter
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 ====== Ubuntu - Install node.js - Install from Source ======
+===== Install packages required to compile the source code =====
+<code bash>
+sudo apt install build-essential
+</code>
+----
+===== Download the latest source code from nodejs.org =====
+<code bash>
+wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.9/node-v0.10.9.tar.gz
+</code>
+----
+===== Extract the tar archive =====
+<code bash>
+tar zxvf node-v0.10.9.tar.gz
+</code>
+----
+===== Enter the directory we just extracted from the tar archive =====
+<code bash>
+cd node-v0.10.9
+</code>
+----
+===== Compile and install =====
+<code bash>
+./configure
+make
+make install
+</code>
+----
+===== Test =====
+Test node.js to make sure it’s working correctly.
+<code bash>
+echo "console.log('Hello World');" | node
+</code>
+This should simply print “Hello World” in the console.
+If you don’t get any errors, node.js is installed and functional and you may just have executed your first node.js script.