Installation of Node JS on Linux

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There are two methods to officially install Node.js on Ubuntu which are as follows:

Node.js is available in Ubuntu’s repository and you can easily install it using a few commands. Follow the steps below to install Node.js on your Ubuntu operating system.

Step 1: Open your terminal or press Ctrl + Alt + T.

Step 2: To install node.js use the following command:

sudo apt install nodejs

Step 3: Once installed, verify it by checking the installed version using the following command:

node -v or node --version

Note: It is recommended to install Node Package Manager(NPM) with Node.js. NPM is an open source library of Node.js packages. To install NPM, use the following commands:

sudo apt install npm 
npm -v or npm --version 

Node and NPM will be successfully installed on your Ubuntu machine.   

The latest version of Node JS can be installed from NodeSource repository

Follow the steps below to install the Node.js on your Ubuntu.

Step 1: Open your terminal or press Ctrl + Alt + T and use the following commands:

sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get upgrade 

Step 2: Install Python software libraries using the following command:

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties 

Step 3: Add Node.js PPA to the system.

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_220.x | sudo -E bash - 

Note:

Here, we are installing node.js version 22, if you want to install version 23, you can replace setup_22.x with setup_23.x.

Step 4: To Install Node.js and NPM to your Ubuntu machine, use the command given below:

sudo apt-get install nodejs

Step 5: Once installed, verify it by checking the installed version using the following command:

node -v or node --versionnpm -v or npm --version

Finally, you have successfully installed Node JS and NPM on your Ubuntu machine.