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Install node + npm on Ubuntu 13.04
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gistfile1.sh
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev curl
# The install script
# Adapted from https://gist.github.com/579814
echo '# Added by install script for node.js and npm in 30s' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export NODE_PATH=$HOME/local/lib/node_modules' >> ~/.bashrc
. ~/.bashrc
mkdir -p ~/local
mkdir -p ~/Downloads/node-latest-install
cd ~/Downloads/node-latest-install
curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz | tar xz --strip-components=1
./configure --prefix=~/local # if SSL support is not required, use --without-ssl
make install
node -v
npm -v
#In case of bash: /usr/local/bin/npm: No such file or directory
hash -r
npm -v
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Goddard commented May 2, 2013

Worked pretty good for me until I got to the point where it tried to run node -v ... apparently the echo 'exports' didn't work. I guess it would be good if you didn't run those until you like restarted the terminal or just source ~/.bashrc

Check my fork
https://gist.github.com/Goddard/5500157

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