How to keep up with the latest versions of Node.js in Ubuntu? PPA? Compiling?

Question

Where can (can I ?) find .deb packages for the latest versions of Node.js ?

If not, and because it\'s a project that progresses very fast, what is the easiest way to

Answer 1

If it's the latest version of Node.js you wish to install, the easiest method is to use Node Version Manager (NVM). It's safer than upgrading the node packages in Ubuntu to unsupported versions from PPAs or 3rd party repos, which may cause conflicts or breakages in apt package management system. Compared to NVM, manual installations from tarballs are harder to maintain and upgrade. Follow these steps to install the latest node using NVM:

Step 1: Install NVM

Run this command in Terminal:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | bash

Step 2: Install node

Once NVM installation is complete, close and reopen Terminal. Then run this command:

nvm install node

Step 3: Check node version

Run these commands:

node --version
npm --version

If everything went well, you'll see the latest node and npm versions as output. That's all, node is installed and ready to run!