---
title: "Installing Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu/Debian"
kind: article
slug: installing-node-js-and-npm-on-ubuntu-debian
created_at: 2011-10-24
tags:
  - Linux
  - Ubuntu
  - debian
  - nodejs
  - devops
  - node
  - npm
---
This is just short snippet on how to install Node.js (any version) and NPM (Node Package Manager) on your Ubuntu/Debian system.

**Step 1 - Update your system**

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install git-core curl build-essential openssl libssl-dev

**Step 2 - Install Node.js**

First, clone the Node.js repository:

    git clone https://github.com/joyent/node.git
    cd node

Now, if you require a specific version of Node:

    git tag # Gives you a list of released versions
    git checkout v0.4.12

Then compile and install Node like this:

    ./configure
    make
    sudo make install

Then, check if node was installed correctly:

    node -v

** Step 3 - Install NPM**

Simply run the NPM install script:

    curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh

And then check it works:

    npm -v

That's all.