In this article, We are going to perform How to Install Latest Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu 19.04,18.04/16.04 LTS and any other cloud platform like Azure, EC2, Compute Engine.
Introdution
Node.js is free and an open-source cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment that allows server-side execution of JavaScript code. It is used in developing web and networking applications.
NPM(Node Package Manager) is command line tool for Node.js packages that installs, updates and uninstall packages in your projects.We don’t have install npm separately it is includes with Node.js installation.
Prerequisites
- Ubuntu 19.04, 18.04/16.04 LTS
- SSH access with sudo privileges
- Firewall Port: 3000
Before installing,Lets update and upgrade System Packages
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get upgrade
Step 1: Add Node.js and npm from NodeSource Repository
Before installing, We have to install curl and add Node.js from Nodesource repository.
$ sudo apt-get install curl
Current Release
Node.js 13.7.0 is the current release.
$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_13.x | sudo -E bash -Latest Stable Release
In this article , We are installing Node.js 12.14.1 latest stable version.
$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -Sample Output:
+ curl -sLf -o /dev/null 'https://deb.nodesource.com/node_12.x/dists/xenial/Release'
## Adding the NodeSource signing key to your keyring...
+ curl -s https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | apt-key add -
OK
## Creating apt sources list file for the NodeSource Node.js 12.x repo...
+ echo 'deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_12.x xenial main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
+ echo 'deb-src https://deb.nodesource.com/node_12.x xenial main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
## Running `apt-get update` for you...
+ apt-get update
Hit:1 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Get:5 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_12.x xenial InRelease [4,584 B]
Get:6 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_12.x xenial/main amd64 Packages [764 B]
Fetched 5,348 B in 0s (11.1 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
## Run `sudo apt-get install -y nodejs` to install Node.js 12.x and npm
## You may also need development tools to build native addons:
sudo apt-get install gcc g++ make
## To install the Yarn package manager, run:
curl -sL https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn
Step 2: Install Latest Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu
Once repository added in ubuntu,enter below command to install Node.js and NPM.
$ sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Sample Output:
The following NEW packages will be installed:
nodejs
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 32 not upgraded.
Need to get 17.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 88.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_12.x xenial/main amd64 nodejs amd64 12.14.1-1nodesource1 [17.6 MB]
Fetched 17.6 MB in 0s (35.7 MB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package nodejs.
(Reading database ... 191824 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../nodejs_12.14.1-1nodesource1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nodejs (12.14.1-1nodesource1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up nodejs (12.14.1-1nodesource1) ...
Step 3: Check Node.js and NPM Version on Ubuntu
After installation, check Node.js version by entering below command,
$ node --version
Output:
$ node --version
v12.14.1
To Check NPM version.
$ npm --version
Output:
$ npm --version
6.13.4
Step 4: Testing Node.js Server
const http = require('http');
const hostname = '127.0.0.1';
const port = 3000;
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
res.statusCode = 200;
res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
res.end('Hello World\n');
});
server.listen(port, hostname, () => {
console.log(`Server running at http://${hostname}:${port}/`);
});
Run your Node.js server with the below command,
$ node nodeapp.js
Output:
$ node nodeapp.js
Server running at http://127.0.0.1:3000/
Now open your browser and type server name or IP followed by port 3000, you will see Hello World message.
http://127.0.0.1:3000
Uninstall Node.js and NPM in Ubuntu
If we want to uninstall/remove node.js and npm from ubuntu, Enter Y to proceed uninstallation.
$ sudo apt remove nodejs npm
Output:
$ sudo apt remove nodejs npm Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package 'npm' is not installed, so not removed The following packages will be REMOVED: nodejs 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 84 not upgraded. After this operation, 76.5 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y (Reading database ... 143850 files and directories currently installed.) Removing nodejs (10.16.3-1nodesource1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Conclusion:
In this article, We have performed ,How to Install Latest Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu 19.04,18.04/16.04 LTS, Checked Node.js and NPM version and performed to uninstall node.js and NPM from ubuntu.
