I have come to prefer compiling from source according to the instructions here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27139323/npm-uninstalls-itself-on-npm-update (note that I did not come up with this method, but I am reposting it here in case something happens to the link) export NODE_PARENT=/some/desired/install/path_goes_here export NODE_PARENT=/usr/local/bin/nodejs # use this if you want to install as root (sudo)export NODE_PARENT=${HOME}/nodejs-v0.10.33 # use this if you want to install modules as yourself export PATH=${NODE_PARENT}/bin:${PATH}export NODE_PATH=${NODE_PARENT}/lib/node_modules ./configure --prefix=${NODE_PARENT} make make install NODE_PARENT, NODE_PATH, and the alteration to your PATH should all go in your .bash_profile in order to persist between sessions. Also don't forget the --prefix flag with running the configure script! This gives me node and anything I `npm install -g` in a directory that is local to my user profile (I put it in my Home) without having to use sudo and thus without running into the permissions problems I have had in the past when installing via binary to usr/bin. Once the latest node is installed from source I use n <https://www.npmjs.com/package/n> to manage other versions. On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 6:05:43 PM UTC-7, James Ramsfield wrote: > > Hi > > I have the followring question > > I'm have tried installing nodejs on ubuntu using the following command: > > sudo apt-get nodejs > > Problem is that it didnt install v0.12.5, but instead install an early > version of nodej (10.4 I think). So I'm im not sure if 'sudo apt-get nodejs > is the correct way of installing nodejs on ubuntu 14.04. So my question is: > > What is the recommended way of installing nodejs on ubuntu 14.04? > > James > -- Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ New group rules: https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md Old group rules: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/5749db87-6426-4fc2-bb7f-fee1603258c5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
