In the previous article, one of my colleagues has shared 6 easy steps to install Node.js on Linux Ubuntu. I’ll take a step forward and explain in a straightforward way to open a Node.js command prompt in Ubuntu. We will use Ubuntu “Advanced Packaging Tool” APT to install.

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Let’s proceed,

Step 1) Update the APT:

Update the APT to avail it’s latest version by using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

Step 2)   Before installing Node.js check dependencies which will be needed:

Check  C compiler: 

• To check type -

cc --version 

• If not installed type -

 sudo get-apt install g++

Check  Python:

• To check type –

python

• If not installed type –

 sudo get-apt install python-software-properties.

Step 3)  To install Nodejs:

sudo get-apt install nodejs

Step 4)    After Nodejs installed  check nodejs on terminal

• To check

nodejs

press enter, If below sign shows then nodejs cmd have started.

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