#295 Node.js Ubuntu
Installing and maintaining Node.js on Ubuntu
Notes
I’m currently running Ubuntu 22.04:
$ uname -v
#44~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Jun 18 14:36:16 UTC 2
The version of Node.js included with Ubuntu 22.04, version 12.22.9, is an LTS release. It is technically outdated, but should be supported until the release of Ubuntu 24.04.
$ sudo apt install nodejs
$ node -v
v12.22.9
So while that is possible, I’ll remove it to install a later version:
sudo apt remove nodejs
To install node v22, I’m using nvm:
$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
..
$ nvm install 22
..
$ node -v
v22.6.0
Note: this requires a working curl. The version installed with snap is not compatible. So if necessary, replace it with on installed via apt:
sudo snap remove curl
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl