Install NodeJS 6.x LTS on Ubuntu 16.04

    

This is a quick write up on how to install NodeJS 6.x LTS on Ubuntu 16.04 using the apt-get install tool.

What is the default install version?

Run this command from Ubuntu  16.04 to see what the default NodeJS install version is

> apt-cache madison nodejs

Version 4.2.6 the LTS that was current in 2016, they year Ubuntu 16.04 came out.

I don't want that version I want the latest LTS vs 6.X

Run these commands to install a key and add a repo

> sudo su - root   > echo "deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_6.x xenial main" >  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource_6.x.list

Add the key

> curl --silent https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -

Now update

> apt-get --assume-yes update   > apt-get --assume-yes upgrade

Now check which version would be installed

> apt-cache madison nodejs

 

Now install

> apt-get --assume-yes install nodejs

Now check the versions.

> nodejs --version

Wahoo!

And check npm

> npm --version

Done J

References

NA