isaacs · November 2, 2024 12:56 · ashrih · Oct 17, 2016 · bw2 · Dec 16, 2016
diff --git a/node-and-npm-in-30-seconds.sh b/node-and-npm-in-30-seconds.sh
 echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
 . ~/.bashrc
 mkdir ~/local
 mkdir ~/node-latest-install
 cd ~/node-latest-install
 curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz | tar xz --strip-components=1
 ./configure --prefix=~/local
 make install # ok, fine, this step probably takes more than 30 seconds...
 curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
diff --git a/only-git-all-the-way.sh b/only-git-all-the-way.sh
 # this way is best if you want to stay up to date
 # or submit patches to node or npm

 mkdir ~/local
 echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
 . ~/.bashrc

 # could also fork, and then clone your own fork instead of the official one

 git clone git://github.com/joyent/node.git
 cd node
 ./configure --prefix=~/local
 make install
 cd ..

 git clone git://github.com/isaacs/npm.git
 cd npm
 make install # or `make link` for bleeding edge
diff --git a/take-ownership.sh b/take-ownership.sh
 # take ownership of the folders that npm/node use
 # please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
 sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
 sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

 # now just a pretty vanilla node install
 # let it use the default paths, but don't use sudo, since there's no need
 mkdir node-install
 curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.4.3.tar.gz | tar -xzf - -C node-install
 cd node-install/*
 ./configure
 make install

 # now the npm easy-install
 curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
diff --git a/use-nave-no-shell.sh b/use-nave-no-shell.sh
 # use nave, but without a subshell
 # note that we're doing "usemain" instead of "use"

 mkdir ~/.nave
 cd ~/.nave
 wget http://github.com/isaacs/nave/raw/master/nave.sh
 sudo ln -s $PWD/nave.sh /usr/local/bin/nave

 # take ownership
 # please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
 sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
 sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

 # install the latest stable nodejs in the "main" root.
 nave usemain stable

 curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
diff --git a/use-nave.sh b/use-nave.sh
 # this way is really handy if you want to test things
 # in different versions of node and use stable release
 # versions of things.

 # make a folder where you want to keep this stuff.

 mkdir ~/.nave
 cd ~/.nave
 wget http://github.com/isaacs/nave/raw/master/nave.sh
 sudo ln -s $PWD/nave.sh /usr/local/bin/nave

 # now you can forget about that folder.
 # you never have to go back in there.

 # to use a version of node in a virtual environment
 nave use 0.4.8

 # to install npm in that virtualenv
 curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh

 # do stuff...
 npm install whatever etc

 # return to non-nave-land
 exit

 # use a different version of node..
 nave use 0.4.6
 # etc...
diff --git a/using-homebrew.sh b/using-homebrew.sh
 # using Homebrew

 # Note: `brew install npm` has problems, as of 2010-12-30.
 # hopefully it will eventually be good and happy.
 # As of [email protected], however, this is an option

 PREFIX=$(brew --prefix)

 # take ownership
 # this will also let homebrew work without using sudo
 # please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
 sudo mkdir -p $PREFIX/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
 sudo chown -R $USER $PREFIX/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

 brew install node

 # now install npm
 # prefix will default to $(brew --prefix)
 curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
diff --git a/xgd-freedesktop.org-style.sh b/xgd-freedesktop.org-style.sh
 echo 'export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
 echo 'export npm_config_userconfig=$HOME/.config/npmrc' >> ~/.bashrc
 . ~/.bashrc
 mkdir ~/.local
 mkdir ~/node-latest-install
 cd ~/node-latest-install
 curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz | tar xz --strip-components=1
 ./configure --prefix=~/.local
 make install
 curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
diff --git a/yet-another-option.sh b/yet-another-option.sh
 # install node wherever.
 # use sudo even, it doesn't matter
 # we're telling npm to install in a different place.

 echo prefix = ~/local >> ~/.npmrc
 curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
	echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
	. ~/.bashrc
	mkdir ~/local
	mkdir ~/node-latest-install
	cd ~/node-latest-install
	curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz \| tar xz --strip-components=1
	./configure --prefix=~/local
	make install # ok, fine, this step probably takes more than 30 seconds...
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	# this way is best if you want to stay up to date
	# or submit patches to node or npm

	mkdir ~/local
	echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
	. ~/.bashrc

	# could also fork, and then clone your own fork instead of the official one

	git clone git://github.com/joyent/node.git
	cd node
	./configure --prefix=~/local
	make install
	cd ..

	git clone git://github.com/isaacs/npm.git
	cd npm
	make install # or `make link` for bleeding edge
	# take ownership of the folders that npm/node use
	# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
	sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
	sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

	# now just a pretty vanilla node install
	# let it use the default paths, but don't use sudo, since there's no need
	mkdir node-install
	curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.4.3.tar.gz \| tar -xzf - -C node-install
	cd node-install/*
	./configure
	make install

	# now the npm easy-install
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	# use nave, but without a subshell
	# note that we're doing "usemain" instead of "use"

	mkdir ~/.nave
	cd ~/.nave
	wget http://github.com/isaacs/nave/raw/master/nave.sh
	sudo ln -s $PWD/nave.sh /usr/local/bin/nave

	# take ownership
	# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
	sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
	sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

	# install the latest stable nodejs in the "main" root.
	nave usemain stable

	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	# this way is really handy if you want to test things
	# in different versions of node and use stable release
	# versions of things.

	# make a folder where you want to keep this stuff.

	mkdir ~/.nave
	cd ~/.nave
	wget http://github.com/isaacs/nave/raw/master/nave.sh
	sudo ln -s $PWD/nave.sh /usr/local/bin/nave

	# now you can forget about that folder.
	# you never have to go back in there.

	# to use a version of node in a virtual environment
	nave use 0.4.8

	# to install npm in that virtualenv
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh

	# do stuff...
	npm install whatever etc

	# return to non-nave-land
	exit

	# use a different version of node..
	nave use 0.4.6
	# etc...
	# using Homebrew

	# Note: `brew install npm` has problems, as of 2010-12-30.
	# hopefully it will eventually be good and happy.
	# As of [email protected], however, this is an option

	PREFIX=$(brew --prefix)

	# take ownership
	# this will also let homebrew work without using sudo
	# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
	sudo mkdir -p $PREFIX/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
	sudo chown -R $USER $PREFIX/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

	brew install node

	# now install npm
	# prefix will default to $(brew --prefix)
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	echo 'export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
	echo 'export npm_config_userconfig=$HOME/.config/npmrc' >> ~/.bashrc
	. ~/.bashrc
	mkdir ~/.local
	mkdir ~/node-latest-install
	cd ~/node-latest-install
	curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz \| tar xz --strip-components=1
	./configure --prefix=~/.local
	make install
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	# install node wherever.
	# use sudo even, it doesn't matter
	# we're telling npm to install in a different place.

	echo prefix = ~/local >> ~/.npmrc
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh