This guide will take you through how to install Node.js on Linux Mint 21. Node.js is a back-end JavaScript runtime environment that is open-source, cross-platform, runs on the V8 engine, and executes JavaScript code outside of a web browser. It was created to help create scalable network applications.
Update Linux Mint
Update Linux mint by running the command below on your terminal.
sudo apt updateThen install curl and build essential using the following command.
sudo apt install curl build-essentialSample output
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curl is already the newest version (7.81.0-1ubuntu1.3).
The following additional packages will be installed:
g++ g++-11 libc-dev-bin libc-devtools libc6-dev libcrypt-dev libnsl-dev
libstdc++-11-dev libtirpc-dev rpcsvc-proto
Suggested packages:
g++-multilib g++-11-multilib gcc-11-doc glibc-doc libstdc++-11-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
build-essential g++ g++-11 libc-dev-bin libc-devtools libc6-dev libcrypt-dev
libnsl-dev libstdc++-11-dev libtirpc-dev rpcsvc-proto
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Start by adding the NodeSource repository, use the following commands to add a specific version of Node.js that you want to use.
### Node.js 18 ###
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash -
### Node.js 16 ###
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
### Node.js 14 ###
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
### Node.js 12 ###
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
### Node.js 10 ###
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -Install Node.Js on Linux Mint
Run the command below to install Node.js on Linux Mint 21.
sudo apt install -y nodejsSample output
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
javascript-common libjs-highlight.js libnode72 nodejs-doc
Suggested packages:
apache2 | lighttpd | httpd npm
The following NEW packages will be installed:
javascript-common libjs-highlight.js libnode72 nodejs nodejs-doc
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Processing 1 added doc-base file...Check the version of Node.js installed using the command below.
node -vInstall Yarn on Linux Mint
Yarn is a package manager like Node package manager(NPM), use the commands below to install it. Start by adding the GPG signing key.
curl -sL https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -Then add a repository containing yarn.
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.listNext, update your system to update repos.
sudo apt install -y yarnCheck the yarn version installed.
yarn -vCreate a sample Node.js web server
Create a sample file.
sudo nano sample.jsThen paste the sample code below.
const http = require('http');
const port = 3000;
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.end('Hello World from LinuxKatas!\n');
});
server.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Node.js server listening on port ${port}`);
});Start Node.js server using the following command.
node sample.jsAccess your app from your browser by entering http://localhost:3000
That marks the end of our article, Cheers!
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