http://sideshowcoder.github.io/canned/ - requires me to have nodejs version 0.10.3
I have Linux Mint 17 which runs 0.10.25. Is the latest version of nodejs not available on Linux Mint?
This is in a fresh installation of Mint and if I try installing from the ubuntu repo it will install nodejs 8.x, but I need to install 10.x. However I have another PC which I upgraded Mint from 18 to 19 and then to 19.01 and there was installed nodejs 10.x and it keeps installed after the dist-upgrade. What am I missing here? What am I doing wrong?
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This is a bit of a strange versioning case as 0.10.25 is newer than 0.10.3, but 0.10.30 would be the newest of them all.
The latest version of Node is 0.10.33. Instructions for installing the latest version of Ubuntu 14.04 is here 'How To Install Using a PPA' header.
Jeff MonschkeJeff Monschke
nodejs updates faster than the Debian/Ubuntu repositories can keep up with. Debian is renowned for sticking with working software versions to maintain stability.
nodejs.org provides simple instructions to install the latest versions using some very simple commands
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Alternatively, for Node.js v7:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Optional: install build toolsTo compile and install native addons from npm you may also need to install build tools:sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
This method will uninstall the nodejs-legacy package which was a symlink from node -> nodejs.
nick foxnick fox