install node js stable in ubuntu code example

Example 1: install node js ubuntu

sudo apt-get install curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_13.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install nodejs
# Check node version
node -v 
# v13.9.0
# Also, check the npm version
npm -v 
# 6.13.7

Example 2: 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