How to install a specific version of Node on Ubuntu

Question

I would like to install NodeJS version 0 8 18 on Ubuntu 12 04  I tried to install the newest version and then reverting to 0 8 18 by using nvm  but when I run my code apparently there is some problem with the packages installed and the two versions  latest and 0 8 18   Since I don t know how to solve that problem  I cleaned the machine from the Node installation and thought about installing directly the version I m interested in  v0 8 18

User · Answer

NVM  Node Version manager  https   github com nvm-sh nvm Advantages   allows you to use multiple versions of Node and without sudo  is analogous to Ruby RVM and Python Virtualenv  widely considered best practice in Ruby and Python communities  downloads a pre-compiled binary where possible  and if not it downloads the source and compiles one for you   Tested in Ubuntu 17 10  curl https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm master install sh   sh source    nvm nvm sh nvm install 0 9 0 nvm install 0 9 9 nvm use 0 9 0 node --version  v0 9 0 nvm use 0 9 9 node --version  v0 9 9  For the particular case of the most recent long term support version  recommended if you can choose   nvm install --lts nvm use --lts npm --version npm install --global vaca vaca  Since the sourcing has to be done for every new shell  the install script hacks adds some auto sourcing to the end of your  barshrc  That works  but I prefer to remove the auto-added one and add my own  f  quot  HOME  nvm nvm sh quot  if   -r  quot  f quot     then      quot  f quot   amp  gt   dev null    nvm use --lts  amp  gt   dev null  fi  With this setup  you get for example  which node  gives   home ciro  nvm versions node v0 9 0 bin node  and  which vaca  gives   home ciro  nvm versions node v0 9 0 bin vaca  and if we want to use the globally installed module  npm link vaca node -e  console log require resolve  quot vaca quot      gives   home ciro  nvm versions node v0 9 0 lib node modules vaca index js   NodeJS require a global module package How do I import global modules in Node  I get  quot Error  Cannot find module  lt module gt  quot    so we see that everything is completely contained inside the specific node version

User · Answer

Chris Lea has 0 8 23 in his ppa repo   This package let you add a repository to apt-get   You can also do this manually   sudo apt-get install software-properties-common   Add Chris Lea s repository   sudo apt-add-repository ppa chris-lea node js-legacy   Update apt-get   sudo apt-get update   Install Node js   sudo apt-get install nodejs 0 8 23-1chl1 precise1   I think  feel free to edit  the version number is optional if you only add node js-legacy  If you add both legacy and ppa chris-lea node js you most likely need to add the version

User · Answer

Try this way  This worked me    wget nodejs org dist v0 10 36 node-v0 10 36-linux-x64 tar gz download file  Go to the directory where the Node js binary was downloaded to  and then run command i e  sudo tar -C  usr local --strip-components 1 -xzf node-v0 10 36-linux-x64 tar gz to install the Node js binary package in     usr local      You can check -    node -v  v0 10 36    npm -v  1 4 28

User · Answer

Here is a list of available builds for debian  https   github com nodesource distributions tree master deb For this example  lets assume you want version 14  LTS at the time of writing  We can download this script from github  execute it and install the version of node we want  For security reasons it s a good idea to read the script prior to executing it  curl -sL https   raw githubusercontent com nodesource distributions master deb setup 14 x   bash apt-get install -y nodejs   may or may not require sudo based on your setup   I like this approach because it doesn t require extraneous dependencies like nvm to target specific versions If you are building for a different distro or architecture you can find more builds here https   nodejs org dist

User · Answer

NOTE  you can use NVM software to do this in a more nodejs fashionway    However i got issues in one machine that didn t let me use NVM  So i   have to look for an alternative  -    You can manually download and install    go to nodejs   download   other releases http   nodejs org dist   choose the version you are looking for  http   nodejs org dist v0 8 18   choose distro files corresponding your environmment and download  take care of 32bits 64bits version   Example  http   nodejs org dist v0 8 18 node-v0 8 18-linux-x64 tar gz  Extract files and follow instructions on README md       To build       Prerequisites  Unix only      Python 2 6 or 2 7   GNU Make 3 81 or newer   libexecinfo  FreeBSD and OpenBSD only        Unix Macintosh     configure make make install       If your python binary is in a non-standard location or has a   non-standard name  run the following instead   export PYTHON  path to python  PYTHON   configure make make install       Windows   vcbuild bat       To run the tests       Unix Macintosh   make test       Windows   vcbuild bat test       To build the documentation   make doc       To read the documentation   man doc node 1    Maybe you want to  must to  move the folder to a more apropiate place like  usr lib nodejs node-v0 8 18  then create a Symbolic Lynk on  usr bin to get acces to your install from anywhere    sudo mv  extracted folder node-v0 8 18  usr lib nodejs node-v0 8 18 sudo ln -s  usr lib nodejs node-v0 8 18 bin node  usr bin node   And if you want different release in the same machine you can use debian alternatives  Proceed in the same way posted before to download a second release  For example the latest release   http   nodejs org dist latest  -  http   nodejs org dist latest node-v0 10 28-linux-x64 tar gz  Move to your favorite destination  the same of the rest of release you want to install    sudo mv  extracted folder node-v0 10 28  usr lib nodejs node-v0 10 28   Follow instructions of the README md file  Then update the alternatives  for each release you have dowload install the alternative with   sudo update-alternatives    --install genname symlink  altern  priority   --slave  genname  symlink altern            Add a group of alternatives  to  the  system    genname  is  the           generic  name  for  the  master link  symlink is the name of its           symlink  in  the  alternatives  directory   and  altern  is  the           alternative being introduced for the master link   The arguments           after  --slave  are  the  generic  name   symlink  name  in  the           alternatives  directory  and alternative for a slave link   Zero           or more --slave options  each followed by three  arguments   may           be specified             If   the   master   symlink  specified  exists  already  in  the           alternatives system   s records  the information supplied will  be           added  as a new set of alternatives for the group   Otherwise  a           new group  set to  automatic  mode   will  be  added  with  this           information    If  the group is in automatic mode  and the newly           added alternatives    priority is higher than any other  installed           alternatives  for  this  group   the symlinks will be updated to           point to the newly added alternatives    for example    sudo update-alternatives --install  usr bin node node  usr lib nodejs node-v0 10 28 0 --slave  usr share man man1 node 1 gz node 1 gz  usr lib nodejs node-v0 10 28 share man man1 node 1   Then you can use update-alternatives --config node to choose between any number of releases instaled in your machine

User · Answer

To install a specific version of nodejs in Ubuntu you can use below commands  just specify and replace the version number  for example  node 12 x will fetch the latest of 12  curl https   deb nodesource com gpgkey nodesource gpg key   sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-add-repository  quot deb https   deb nodesource com node 7 x   lsb release -sc  main quot  sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nodejs

User · Answer

FYI  according to this page in the wiki of the nodejs github repo  Chris Lea s PPA  mentioned in several other answers  has been superseded by the NodeSource distributions as the main way of installing nodejs from source in Ubuntu   curl -sL https   deb nodesource com setup   sudo bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs   This is supported for the three latest  at the time of writing this  LTS versions of Ubuntu  10 04  lucid   12 04 LTS  precise  and 14 04  trusty    I m not sure this will help in installing an old version of nodejs  but I m putting this here in case it helps others who needed to install a specific  newer  version of nodejs that isn t included in their distro s repositories

User · Answer

The Node js project recently pushed out a new stable version with the 0 10 0 release Use the following command on Ubuntu 13x sudo apt-get install nodejs 0 10 18-1chl1 raring1

User · Answer

version 0 10 is also avaible with this ppa  apt-add-repository ppa chris-lea node js   install nodejs with   apt-get install nodejs 0 10 25-1chl1 precise1   Thanks to my friend Julian Xhokaxhiu

User · Answer

yes  its a duplicate answer but I insist using n module to install a specific version following commands installs node version 6 9 5    npm install -g  n n 6 9 5

User · Answer

Install nvm using the following commands in the same order nvm stands for node version manager   sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall libssl-dev curl -o- https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm v0 32 1 install sh   bash   In case the above command does not work add -k after -o-  It should be as below   curl -o- -k  https   raw githubusercontent com creationix nvm v0 32 1 install sh   bash   Then nvm ls-remote to see the available versions  In case you get N A in return run the following   export NVM NODEJS ORG MIRROR http   nodejs org dist   alternatively you can run the following commands too  export NVM DIR   HOME  nvm    -s   NVM DIR nvm sh     amp  amp       NVM DIR nvm sh     This loads nvm   -s   NVM DIR bash completion     amp  amp       NVM DIR bash completion     This         loads nvm bash completion   Then nvm install       replacing   by version say nvm 8 9 4  finally nvm use

User · Answer

The n module worked for me   Run this code to clear npm   s cache  install n  and install the latest stable version of Node   sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable   See  http   www hostingadvice com how-to update-node-js-latest-version  And  https   www npmjs com package n  To install a specific version of node   sudo n 6 11 2  To check what version   node -v  You might need to restart

User · Answer

It is possible to install specific version of nodejs from nodejs official distribution with using dpkg    Check the version of you ubuntu distribution  cat  etc lsb-release  Check architecture of your os  uname -m   Download preferred version of debian package from nodejs official site    For 4 x  https   deb nodesource com node 4 x pool main n nodejs  For 5 x  https   deb nodesource com node 5 x pool main n nodejs  For 0 12 x  https   deb nodesource com node 0 12 pool main n nodejs   Be careful to check nodejs-dbg or nodejs in filename    For example  currently recent 4 x version is 4 2 4  but you can install previous 4 2 3 version   curl -s -O https   deb nodesource com node 4 x pool main n nodejs nodejs 4 2 3-1nodesource1 trusty1 amd64 deb sudo apt-get install rlwrap sudo dpkg -i nodejs 4 2 3-1nodesource1 trusty1 amd64 deb

User · Answer

FYI the available version for raring in Chris Lea s repo is currently 0 8 25  sudo apt-get install nodejs 0 8 25-2chl1 raring1

User · Answer

Say you want to install Node 10  Firstly  download and execute the Node js 10 x installer  curl -sL https   deb nodesource com setup 10 x   sudo -E bash -  This will add a source file for the official Node js 10 x repo  grabs the signing key Once the installer is done doing it   s thing  you will need to install  or upgrade  Node js  sudo apt install nodejs

[node.js] How to install a specific version of Node on Ubuntu?

NVM (Node Version manager)

Examples related to node.js

Examples related to ubuntu

Examples related to n