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NodeJS on Linux

Installation

Download and import the Nodesource GPG key

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg

Create deb repo:

# Optional: NODE_MAJOR can be changed depending on the version you need. NODE_MAJOR=18 echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_MAJOR.x nodistro main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list

Run Update and Install

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nodejs -y

Uninstall

apt-get purge nodejs &&\ rm -r /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list &&\ rm -r /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg

Sources

https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#installation-instructions

Last modified: 07 March 2024