How to Install Node.js on Ubuntu 23.04

To install Node.js on Ubuntu 23.04, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Ensure that your package repository information is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo apt update

Step 2 : Install the necessary packages, including ca-certificates, curl, and gnupg:

sudo apt install ca-certificates curl gnupg

Step 3 : Import the GPG key for the Node.js repository to ensure secure package installation:

curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg

Step 4 : Add the Node.js repository to your system's sources list:

NODE_MAJOR=20
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_MAJOR.x nodistro main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list

Step 5 : Update the package list with the newly added Node.js repository:

sudo apt update

Step 6 :Proceed to install Node.js and npm on your Ubuntu system:

sudo apt install nodejs

Step 7 : Confirm that Node.js and npm have been successfully installed by checking their versions:

node -v
npm -v

Congratulations! You have now completed the installation of Node.js and npm on your Ubuntu 23.04 system.