Notes on installing Node.js on Ubuntu 16.04

Entry point for this is here: How To Install Node.js on Ubuntu 16.04 (DigitalOcean)

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nodejs
$ sudo apt-get install npm

Then upgrade to the latest node version (see here):

$ sudo npm cache clean -f
$ sudo npm install -g n
$ sudo n stable

And upgrade npm to latest version (see here):

$ sudo npm install npm -g

Check versions using the following commands:

$ nodejs --version
$ npm --version

At the time of writing we use the following version:

• Node.js v4.2.6
• npm v6.1.0