recommended ways to use node on ubuntu code example

Example 1: ubuntu 18 install nodejs

cd ~
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x -o nodesource_setup.sh
sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh
sudo apt install nodejs
nodejs -v # shows your version

Example 2: install node package manager ubuntu 18.04

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash