Install nodejs in PopOS

PopOS included nodejs already but it was old, so updated version is required.

Step 1: Download Nodejs

Download here, I am downloading Linux Binaries (x64).

Step2: Extract the Binaries:

$ tar -xvf node-v18.16.1-linux-x64.tar.xz

This will extract the file. Check it.

Step 3: Copying the node dir to “/usr/”

# sudo cp -r node-v18.16.1-linux-x64 /usr/

Step 4: Add path to “.bashrc”

sudo nano ~/.bashrc

Append this to the last of bashrc file

export PATH=/usr/node-v18.16.1-linux-x64/bin:$PATH

Restart or update the terminal

$ source ~/.bashrc

Step 5: Check node version:

$ node -v

Updated

sudo apt install nodejs npm

The module n makes version-management easy:

npm install n -g

For the latest stable version:

n stable

For the latest version:

n latest