Last step is to install the nodejs package: sudo apt-get install -y nodejs Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install yarn # To install the Yarn package manager, run:Įcho 'deb stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt//yarn.list # You may also need development tools to build native addons: When finished, the update should look like this: # Run `sudo apt-get install -y nodejs` to install Node.js 14.x and npm This will populate the apt-get cache, add the NodeSource signing key to your keyring, and add the apt sources list. To install a different version, replace 10.x with your preferred version string: cd ~ Add the NodeSource PPAįrom your home directory, use curl to retrieve the installation script for your preferred Node.js version. I have used as a starting point the DigitalOcean tutorial but they have some steps that I don't find useful and so I am only including the essential steps to quickly get started with Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu 18.04. However I believe the version that comes with apt-get by default is quite old, so I needed to install using another PPA (personal package archive). Having just created a new Ubuntu 18.04 VM in Azure, I wanted to start using Node.js and NPM directly.

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