How to Install Node.js on Ubuntu

After reading a lot about node.js recently, I decided to give it a whirl.

Having just built a clean desktop install of Ubuntu 10.4 I had the ideal environment.

Here are the steps to get it up and running.

First, start a super user console session

    sudo -i -- and enter password to elevate privileges

Now, setup the pre-requisites for compilation and test execution:

    apt-get install g++ curl libssl-dev apache2-utils

Next, download, unpack and build:

    wget http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.1.96.tar.gz
    gunzip node-v0.1.96.tar.gz
    tar -xf node-v0.1.96.tar
    cd node-v0.1.96/
    ./configure
    make
    make install

Finally, to run the tests:

    make test

That's it, you're done. Happy noding!