====== Ubuntu - Install node.js - Install from Source ======

===== Install packages required to compile the source code =====

<code bash>
sudo apt install build-essential
</code>

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===== Download the latest source code from nodejs.org =====

<code bash>
wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.9/node-v0.10.9.tar.gz
</code>

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===== Extract the tar archive =====

<code bash>
tar zxvf node-v0.10.9.tar.gz
</code>

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===== Enter the directory we just extracted from the tar archive =====

<code bash>
cd node-v0.10.9
</code>

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===== Compile and install =====

<code bash>
./configure
make
make install
</code>

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===== Test =====

Test node.js to make sure it’s working correctly.

<code bash>
echo "console.log('Hello World');" | node
</code>

This should simply print “Hello World” in the console.

If you don’t get any errors, node.js is installed and functional and you may just have executed your first node.js script.