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How to install nodejs on CentOS

Linux nodejs installation

This tutorial provides steps for installing nodejs on CentOS.

Download latest nodejs binary archive


sudo wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v15.2.0/node-v15.2.0-linux-x64.tar.xz
Create directory for nodejs binaries.


sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/nodejs
Extract nodejs binary archive to the newly created directory.


sudo tar -xJvf node-v15.2.0-linux-x64.tar.xz -C /usr/local/lib/nodejs
Edit ~/.bash_profile for setting up environment variables


vi ~/.bash_profile
Add below at the end of ~/.bash_profile


# Nodejs
VERSION=v15.2.0
DISTRO=linux-x64
export PATH=/usr/local/lib/nodejs/node-$VERSION-$DISTRO/bin:$PATH
Refresh the ~/.bash_profile


 source ~/.bash_profile
Test installation with below commands


node -v

npm version

npx -v
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