install node from terminal code example

Example 1: install nodejs latest version ubuntu

//STEP 1:install using curl (PPA)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl -y
//STEP 2:install latest version (replace 14.x with requird one(i.e 15.x))
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_15.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install nodejs
nodejs -v
v15.3.0

Example 2: install node js command

# Make a new folder for node
mkdir node
cd node
# Download and unzip node
curl -O https://nodejs.org/dist/v10.15.3/node-v10.15.3-linux-x64.tar.gz
tar -xvzf node-v10.15.3-linux-x64.tar.gz --strip-components=1
# Add node and npm it to PATH (and do so for future sessions too)
export PATH=$HOME/node/bin:$PATH
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/node/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc