NodeSource has PPAs available for multiple Node versions. This is an alternate repository that still works with apt, and will have more up-to-date versions of Node.js than the official Debian repositories. To work with a more recent version of Node.js, you can install from a PPA (personal package archive) maintained by NodeSource. Installing Node.js with Apt Using a NodeSource PPA The next section will show how to use an alternate repository to install different versions of Node.js. This will allow you to install modules and packages to use with Node.js.Īt this point you have successfully installed Node.js and npm using apt and the default Ubuntu software repositories. You can do this by installing the npm package with apt: In most cases, you’ll also want to also install npm, the Node.js package manager. If the package in the repositories suits your needs, this is all you need to do to get set up with Node.js. This will not be the latest version, but it should be stable and sufficient for quick experimentation with the language. At the time of writing, the version in the repositories is 10.24.0. Installing Node.js with Apt from the Default Repositoriesĭebian contains a version of Node.js in its default repositories that can be used to provide a consistent experience across multiple systems. You can learn how to set this up by following the initial server setup for Debian 10 tutorial. Prerequisitesīefore you begin, you should have a non-root user with sudo privileges set up on your system. If you are actively developing Node applications and need to switch between versions frequently, choose the NVM method.
If you need specific newer (or legacy) versions of Node, you should use the PPA repository.
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