How to Install NodeJS on Debian 9 Stretch Linux - LinuxConfig.org

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-nodejs-on-debian-9-stretch-linux
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Dave Látal

I have installed nodejs build-essential libssl-dev and other but npm still doesnt work - bash: command npm not found … :frowning:

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komorebi_e

Current Node LTS version is 8.9.3. The command in this article installs version 6.

Link to Nodejs.org installation instructions for Debian based distros.

https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -

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pilotclan94

node -v
bash: node: command not found

what do i do???

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impressionant santhosh

I tried installing with sudo:

$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -

But it threw an error:

## Confirming "stretch" is supported...
+ curl -sLf -o /dev/null 'https://deb.nodesource.com/...

## Adding the NodeSource signing key to your keyring...

 + curl -s https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | apt-key add -
 gpg: WARNING: nothing exported
 gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
 gpg: Total number processed: 0
 Error executing command, exiting
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flojug

without sudo

$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x

shoud be

$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x > setup_6.x

and

# lsb_release -c -s

must return the distro name,

else

# apt-get install lsb-release