Install Node.js, npm and Yarn
14 December, 2019 - 22:54
Normally, it is recommended to install the latest even-numbered LTS of Node.js, which from 2020-10-27 is 14.14.0 and includes npm 6.14.8.
https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md#debinstall
Install Node.js v14.x
$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash - $ sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Versions (note, use node
, no longer nodejs
)
$ node -v v14.14.0 $ npm -v 6.14.8
To prevent "npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/lib/node_modules'" errors, follow these instructions, to resolve EACCES permissions errors when installing packages globally:
https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally
Install stable version of Yarn
Follow the directions on the official Yarn installation page: https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/#debian-stable
$ yarn -v 1.22.5