If you are a javascript developer and want to build backend part of your application using javascript, then nodejs is the perfect choice for you. Using nodejs you can create backend APIs as well as the frontend interface.
Of course before you can start building application with nodejs, you need to install nodejs itself as well as the package manager of nodejs which is the NPM (node package manager). Installing nodejs and npm is very easy on xubuntu.
How to install nodejs on xubuntu 16.04
simply run this command to install nodejs on xubuntu 16.04
How to install NPM on xubuntu 16.04
Make sure you already have curl installed before upgrading nodejs to the latest version
How to upgrade nodejs to version 6
How to upgrade to nodejs to version 8
How to install nodejs on xubuntu 16.04
simply run this command to install nodejs on xubuntu 16.04
sudo apt-get install nodejsHow to install NPM on xubuntu 16.04
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install npm
Make sure you already have curl installed before upgrading nodejs to the latest version
sudo apt-get install curlHow to upgrade nodejs to version 6
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejscurl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejsHow to upgrade to nodejs to version 8
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs