{"id":9799,"date":"2025-11-05T10:43:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/?p=9799"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:43:54","slug":"how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-24-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-24-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5f20a8467d89223d8af4ab3941017ad\" style=\"font-size:18px\">To run JavaScript on the server, Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04 is an excellent choice for building fast and scalable applications. in this tutorial you will get to know how to install Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu 24.04 using NodeSource, APT, and NVM&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f3220e10fafd99e9e884d2ae365e02de\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Or skip the manual setup- Big Cloudy&#8217;s VPS hosting allows you to deploy Node.js on Ubuntu quickly and efficiently with full version control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Why Install Node.js and npm on Ubuntu 24.04:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b06a713101d7e17b1f76f65758ba1e81\" style=\"font-size:18px\">There are various important and necessary reasons to install Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu 24.04:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76dcc9a634a0b2f169b9f749faa313c5\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Important reasons for installation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1d9c5cdca86128505a7d1554a2c58c9a\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Server-side JavaScript Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-790537e0089521c26671c706a15ea7f5\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Access to the NPM Ecosystem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f733c39ea9beb0aa56d5c11531419b8d\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Building a scalable Application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efa4ef36514881c9a21c4b01171f65e9\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Unified Development Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c5010396711dd1cca03f6cc49ce14a1a\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Wide range of tools and frameworks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-afeb820b819b7f89bb0f277e025cba2e\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Community and corporate support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-624325de21a84dcc4e3a87f9ec5ea813\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Requirements for installing Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3b18aa533e02aec4b8239bdec7f96cc2\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Ubuntu 24.04 with sudo access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9779741a2671875e3e631fcc43688fe9\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Basic terminal knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-472cc0cf15d624b4fa930fe37fa2dcd9\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Updates system packages (sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt upgrade)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Methods to install Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45af33c3faa6ba68b0878c6225d90c6c\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Method 1: Install Node.js on Ubuntu using NodeSource repository<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46fbbea28f88685f417081d76a621367\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Installing Node.js on Ubuntu via the NodeSource repository is a reliable and up-to-date method for installing&nbsp; Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04<br>Due to frequent delays in version updates, the default Ubuntu repository may restrict access to new features and security upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-caccfc08f93c5bda5c7de16a1944ca92\" style=\"font-size:18px\">1. Before installing Node.js, ensure you are retrieving the most recent metadata from the sources by updating your package list.<br><strong>sudo apt update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7f3d9d88072da3443fc1365a3ee14d58\" style=\"font-size:18px\">2. Next, add the NodeSource repository for Node.js 20.x (or change the version number for a different release).<br><strong>curl -fsSL https:\/\/deb.nodesource.com\/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c9d442ae352e9fdbd60a06e30ba3d3db\" style=\"font-size:18px\">3. Install Node.js <br><strong>sudo apt install nodejs -y<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d5717927d98ec61beb527fb618d6f5d\" style=\"font-size:18px\">4. Verify Installation:<br><strong>node &#8211;version<\/strong><br><strong>npm &#8211;version<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Method 2: Installing Node.js and npm on Ubuntu from the default Repository<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">1. Update packages:<br><strong>sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt upgrade -y<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5faa68be064de6145d211351a569c293\" style=\"font-size:18px\">2. Install Node.js and npm:<br><strong>sudo apt install nodejs npm -y<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c73fb4f449b2538b8ac3108113418973\" style=\"font-size:18px\">3. Check installed versions:<br><strong>node -v<\/strong><br><strong>npm -v<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This is the easy way but it can not provide the latest version of Node.js&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec425b46cfa30383ef7c73b03de33d9b\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Method 3: Install Node.js on Ubuntu with NVM&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8478dcfd06f2b95ece9a59c392344790\" style=\"font-size:18px\">1. Install NVM:&nbsp;<br><strong>curl -o- https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/nvm-sh\/nvm\/v0.39.7\/install.sh | bash<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">2. Activate NVM:<br><strong>source ~\/.bashrc<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af6930592e66483226b5bc0ba0388c42\" style=\"font-size:18px\">3. List available Node.js versions:<br><strong>nvm ls-remote<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b3eaba5008aecbb38b798e4a5589fd0\" style=\"font-size:18px\">4. Install the latest LTS version:<br><strong>nvm install \u2013lts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>How to Uninstall Node.js from Ubuntu 24.04<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bc9f89c7c4ecfa2766f483951f508aff\" style=\"font-size:18px\">If you no longer want Node.js on your Ubuntu 24.04, you can completely remove it by using the following commands <strong><br>sudo apt remove nodejs npm<br>sudo apt purge nodejs npm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15de0d431f116c25bf5a874c68ce49f2\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04 may be easily installed for version control using methods such as NodeSource or NVM. If you want a ready-to-use Node.js and NPM setup on Ubuntu 24.04, choose Big Cloudy&#8217;s VPS hosting. On Ubuntu 24.04, you can deploy faster, handle various Node.js versions, and scale easily and efficiently thanks to the developer-friendly environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To run JavaScript on the server, Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04 is an excellent choice for building fast and scalable applications. in this tutorial you will get to know how to install Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu 24.04 using NodeSource, APT, and NVM&nbsp; Or skip the manual setup- Big Cloudy&#8217;s VPS hosting allows you to deploy Node.js on Ubuntu quickly and efficiently with full version control Why Install Node.js and npm on Ubuntu 24.04: There are various important and necessary reasons to install Node.js and NPM on Ubuntu 24.04: Requirements for installing Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04: Methods to install Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04 Method 1: Install Node.js on Ubuntu using NodeSource repository Installing Node.js on Ubuntu via the NodeSource repository is a reliable and up-to-date method for installing&nbsp; Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04Due to frequent delays in version updates, the default Ubuntu repository may restrict access to new features and security upgrades. 1. Before installing Node.js, ensure you are retrieving the most recent metadata from the sources by updating your package list.sudo apt update 2. Next, add the NodeSource repository for Node.js 20.x (or change the version number for a different release).curl -fsSL https:\/\/deb.nodesource.com\/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash &#8211; 3. Install Node.js sudo apt install nodejs -y 4. Verify Installation:node &#8211;versionnpm &#8211;version Method 2: Installing Node.js and npm on Ubuntu from the default Repository 1. Update packages:sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt upgrade -y 2. Install Node.js and npm:sudo apt install nodejs npm -y 3. Check installed versions:node -vnpm -v This is the easy way but it can not provide the latest version of Node.js&nbsp;&nbsp; Method 3: Install Node.js on Ubuntu with NVM&nbsp; 1. Install NVM:&nbsp;curl -o- https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/nvm-sh\/nvm\/v0.39.7\/install.sh | bash 2. Activate NVM:source ~\/.bashrc 3. List available Node.js versions:nvm ls-remote 4. Install the latest LTS version:nvm install \u2013lts How to Uninstall Node.js from Ubuntu 24.04 If you no longer want Node.js on your Ubuntu 24.04, you can completely remove it by using the following commands sudo apt remove nodejs npmsudo apt purge nodejs npm Node.js on Ubuntu 24.04 may be easily installed for version control using methods such as NodeSource or NVM. If you want a ready-to-use Node.js and NPM setup on Ubuntu 24.04, choose Big Cloudy&#8217;s VPS hosting. 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