How to install Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu

Node.js

Node.js is an open source JavaScript runtime environment on Chrome V8, allowing you to easily develop fast and extensible web applications. It utilizes an event-driven non-blocking I/O model, making it lightweight, efficient, and well-suited for data-intensive real-time applications running across shared devices

Install

The easiest way to install Node.js and npm on Ubuntu is to use the Ubuntu repository, open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) from the Ubuntu repository to install Node.js and npm and run the following command

sudo apt update

sudo apt install nodejs npm

The above command will install many packages in order to compile and install native plugins from npm

Verify installation

nodejs --version && npm --version

v12.21.0
7.5.2

Uninstall

Sometimes, you may want to uninstall Node.js. You can do this by simply running the following command on the terminal

sudo apt-get remove nodejs npm

sudo apt update