Installing node.js (please test)

[nathanjohnson320]

Hello everyone,

I figured I would share this with everyone in hopes that it saves you some time. This application lets you download a node.js package and install it without the need for compiling from source. It takes two steps:

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wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb
sudo dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb

you can check the installation with

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node -v

Please test it out and let me know if it works.

https://github.com/nathanjohnson320/node_arm

[elatllat]

Added it here:
http://elinux.org/RPi_applications

[garethcoleman]

Just to let you know I followed these instructions on 0.2 occidentalis and they worked perfectly, getting me the latest node.js version (0.10.18).

Thanks loads, now I'm off to use it with node-RED http://nodered.org/ and WiringPi!

[carride]

Did you Make that deb file you are hosting from the NodeJs.org source or from their binary distro? Do you automatically update when they create the new distribution? I wanted to install the latest Node.js binaries directly from Joyent, so here are my notes. Similar to what some others are doing.
https://gist.github.com/7345428#file-ra ... node-js-md

[duberry]

hi
i use some other (non debian based ) disto's

and to install nodejs i have used ( use with caution always backup ! )

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# node_url="http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.21/node-v0.10.21-linux-arm-pi.tar.gz"
# wget "$node_url"
#
node_bin="node-v0.10.21-linux-arm-pi.tar.gz"
sudo tar zxf $node_bin --strip-components=1  -C / 

for an brief explanation of the command / arguments used see
explainshell.com/explain?cmd= tar zxf $node_bin --strip-components=1 -C

i think this can work on any linux !
although
https://gist.github.com/7345428#file-ra ... node-js-md
this method looks a little more thought out than my simple script

also if you like after installing nodejs you can install https://npmjs.org/package/n - node version manager
using

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npm install n

.. its possible to install 'n' before installing nodejs ( its just a shell script )
see https://github.com/visionmedia/n/blob/master/bin/n

[carride]

Good point with Vision media's N node version management. I'll have to test if it works with the arm-pi distributions. If so, perhaps that is the most reliable way to install Node after first installing NPM.

Thanks for http://explainshell.com site too.

[nathanjohnson320]

Sorry for the late reply,

I wrote a script that downloads and compiles the source whenever they update the changelog website. It's running on a crontab on my pi every four hours which keeps it up to date.

[carride]

Got it. You are building from the original source. Thanks for the update.

[gsnneequaye]

Thank you so so much for this, very easy and reliable. I can now proceed to complete my project

[nedyalkov]

Thank you for sharing this information! It works like a charm

[imajin]

totally sweet. This save me time and worked perfectly, big thanks!

[GrantsPi]

Works great! Thank you for posting it.

[rwhitmire]

i made an account just to thank you. I've been struggling to get the latest version of node installed on my pi all night and your package solved my problem

[Heater]

duberry,

sudo tar zxf $node_bin --strip-components=1 -C /

No way!

As root user you are going to change to the root of your file system "/" and pull the trigger on untaring a package which you hope does not splatter stuff all over the place and destroy your system.

[duberry]

If you have tar and curl installed n.sh works
(dont use my crazy tar arg's ; unless your mad or have made a backup ;or do so at your peril)

sudo tar zxf $node_bin --strip-components=1 -C /

No way!
As root user you are going to change to the root of your file system "/" and pull the trigger on untaring a package which you hope does not splatter stuff all over the place and destroy your system.

Way !
+ i get-a fresh one (system) on rebooting ....
To destroy the system now n then (because of the digital nature of these system(s) it)
gives the opportunity to 'fix' or at least restore it...
And then append to the list of "dont do X that will destroy your system"!

IIRC the distant past my list started with- dont "delete autoexec.bat" that will destroy your system.
... probably trying to get a game working from some magazine free demo floppy disks
.. the system was not mine
and i imagine it cost a fair bit more than $35 !