{"id":10195,"date":"2021-08-26T07:42:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T04:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=10195"},"modified":"2024-03-18T18:39:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:39:11","slug":"install-nodejs-debian-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-nodejs-debian-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Nodejs on Debian 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Nodejs on Debian 11. Nodejs<\/a> is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome\u2019s V8 JavaScript engine<\/a> and is designed to build scalable network applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installing Nodejs on Debian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nodejs is available on the default Debian 11 main repos. However, the available versions may not be up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, in the command output below, you can see that Nodejs 12.x is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

apt-cache policy nodejs<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
nodejs:\n  Installed: (none)\n  Candidate: 12.22.5~dfsg-2~11u1\n  Version table:\n     12.22.5~dfsg-2~11u1 500\n        500 http:\/\/security.debian.org\/debian-security bullseye-security\/main amd64 Packages\n     12.21.0~dfsg-5 500\n        500 http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian bullseye\/main amd64 Packages<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install Nodejs APT Repository<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, to install the latest, which is Nodejs 16.x, which is the current stable release as per the Nodejs releases page<\/a>, you need to install Nodejs Deb repository on Debian 11 by executing the command below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
curl -sL https:\/\/deb.nodesource.com\/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install Nodejs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once the repos are in place, you can now install Nodejs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
apt install nodejs<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Get the information about installed version of Nodejs on Debian 11;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
apt info nodejs<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Package: nodejs\nVersion: 16.8.0-deb-1nodesource1\nPriority: optional\nSection: web\nMaintainer: Ivan Iguaran <ivan@nodesource.com>\nInstalled-Size: 122 MB\nProvides: nodejs-dev, nodejs-legacy, npm\nDepends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4), libstdc++6 (>= 4.8), python3-minimal, ca-certificates\nConflicts: nodejs-dev, nodejs-legacy, npm\nReplaces: nodejs-dev (<= 0.8.22), nodejs-legacy, npm (<= 1.2.14)\nHomepage: https:\/\/nodejs.org\nDownload-Size: 26.1 MB\nAPT-Manual-Installed: yes\nAPT-Sources: https:\/\/deb.nodesource.com\/node_16.x bullseye\/main amd64 Packages<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You can also check installed version of Nodejs on Debian 11;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
node -v<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
v16.8.0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Note that the command above also installs NPM along with Nodejs. You can verify by checking the version of installed NPM on Debian 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
npm -v<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
7.21.0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install development tools to build native addons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If you need to build native Nodejs addons, you need to install some development tools by running the command below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
apt install gcc g++ make<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install Yarn on Debian 11<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You may also want to install Yarn on Debian 11. To do so, run the command below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
curl -sL https:\/\/dl.yarnpkg.com\/debian\/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee \/usr\/share\/keyrings\/yarnkey.gpg >\/dev\/null\necho \"deb [signed-by=\/usr\/share\/keyrings\/yarnkey.gpg] https:\/\/dl.yarnpkg.com\/debian stable main\" | sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/yarn.list\napt update\napt install yarn<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You can now proceed to build your web applications using Nodejs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more on Nodejs getting started guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Install Yarn on Debian 11<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install PHP Composer on Debian 11<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install PHP 8.0 on Debian 11<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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