Node.js 6
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -`
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Alternatively, for Node.js 8
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Optional: install build tools
To compile and install native addons from npm you may also need to install build tools:
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
Check nodejs
nodejs -v
Install npm
sudo apt-get install npm
Check npm
npm -v
