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I'm updating the info on the available packages.

sudo apt-get update

Then, I'm installing NodeJs and NPM.

sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install npm

When finished, I get the message that the latest version is installed. I also verify it.

nodejs --version

It says that the version is 8.10.0. However, when I check on NodeJs' page, it says that the latest current version is 10.10.0 (and even the LTS version is higher, 8.11.4).

Clearly, I'm not getting the latest version and being a noob on Linux, I'm sure I've done something wrong, despite following a guide.

My version is, according to the "About", 18.04.1 LTS.

  1. What am I missing in my ignorance?
  2. How can I install the recent version of NodeJs?
Konrad Viltersten
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2 Answers2

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Use the NodeJS guide for installing the 10.x repo. These instructions are roughly copied here below:

Node.js is available from the NodeSource Debian and Ubuntu binary distributions repository (formerly Chris Lea's Launchpad PPA). Support for this repository, along with its scripts, can be found on GitHub at nodesource/distributions.

NOTE: If you are using Ubuntu Precise or Debian Wheezy, you might want to read about running Node.js >= 6.x on older distros.

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Alternatively, for Node.js 10:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Optional: install build tools

To compile and install native addons from npm you may also need to install build tools:

sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

Available architectures:

  • i386 (32-bit)
  • amd64 (64-bit)
  • armhf (ARM 32-bit hard-float, ARMv7 and up: arm-linux-gnueabihf)

Supported Ubuntu versions:

  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)
Thomas Ward
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It's simple. I have faced the same problem but solved it. No need to use terminal. Just go to the Ubuntu software store which is usually called snap package store, search nodejs and install it. In this package store, you will find the latest version of nodejs. If you use terminal, then it may install older version of nodejs. I hope it will work. HAPPPY CODING

Rwitesh Bera
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