Node.js is a platform built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine.Nodejs can used for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Latest version node.js ppa is maintaining by its official website. We can add this PPA to Debian 9 (Stretch) Debian 8 (Jessie) and Debian 7 (Wheezy) systems. Use this tutorial to install latest Nodejs & NPM on Debian 9/8/7 systems.
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Step 1 – Add Node.js PPA
You are required to add Node.js PPA to your system provided by the Nodejs official website. We also need to install the software-properties-common package if not installed already. You can choose either to install Latest Node.js version or LTS version.
For Latest Release
For LTS Release
Step 2 – Install Node.js and NPM
After adding required PPA file lets install Nodejs package. NPM will also be installed with node.js. This command will also install many other dependent packages on your system.
Step 3 – Test Node.js and NPM Version
After completeing the installation, check and verify the installed version of Node.js and NPM. You can find more details about current version on node.js official website.
Also, check the version of NPM.
Step 4 – Create Demo Web Server (Optional)
This is an optional step. If you want to test your node.js install. Let’s create a web server with “Hello World!” text. Create a file http_server.js
and add the following content
Now start the web server using the command.
Web server has been started on port 3000. Now access http://127.0.0.1:3000/ url in browser.