How to compile/install node.js(could not configure a cxx compiler!) (Ubuntu).

Question

How can I compile/install node.js on Ubuntu? It failed with an error about cxx compiler.

Answer 1

If like me, you are attempting to install this on an AWS instance running Amazon Linux AMI (which looks to be a cut down version CentOS):

Install base tools:

yum groupinstall "Development Tools"

Now install openssl-devel:

yum install openssl-devel

Node should compile fine now.