

If you just want to get Node.js installed on Ubuntu (specifically the Precise, Trusty, or Xenial distributions), and don’t need anything else other than the quick how, here are the two commands you need to run.

This guide covers installing Node on both the Ubutntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server distributions of Ubuntu, for any of the following versions: Precise Pangolin (12.04), Trusty Tahr (14.04), Xenial Xerus (16.04), Yakkety Yak (16.10) Step 0: TL DR - Quick and Instant Install Once completed, you'll have Node.js installed and be ready to start building!

In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to get Node.js installed quickly on Ubuntu. Installing Node.js is always going to be the first step to getting up and running with building applications with Node.js.
