Install node.js on fedora (23+).(v5.10.1)

fedora-install-nodejs.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

func_check_for_root() {
        if [ ! $( id -u ) -eq 0 ]; then
            echo "ERROR: $0 Must be run as root, Script terminating" ;exit 7
        fi
    }
func_check_for_root

#SETUP PARAMS
NODE_VERSION="v5.10.1"
NODE_INT_VERSION="5101"
NODE_FILE=node-${NODE_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
NODE_FOLDER=node-${NODE_VERSION}-linux-x64
NODE_URI="https://nodejs.org/dist/${NODE_VERSION}/${NODE_FILE}"

cd /usr/lib

if [[ ! -e "${NODE_FOLDER}" ]]; then
    #install DevTools for NPM
    dnf groupinstall -y 'Development Tools'
    dnf install -y gcc-c++

    # get node
    wget ${NODE_URI}
    # extract
    tar xvf ${NODE_FILE}
    # remove tar
    rm ${NODE_FILE} -f

    # install alternatives
    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/node node /usr/lib/${NODE_FOLDER}/bin/node ${NODE_INT_VERSION}
    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/npm npm /usr/lib/${NODE_FOLDER}/bin/npm ${NODE_INT_VERSION}
    
    # update $PATH to make `npm install -g` visible
    cat <<EOF >> /home/${SUDO_USER:-$USER}/.bashrc
    
# added by https://gist.github.com/trajakovic/ad9f91776dea3b495db0 - NodeJs 'installer'
export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/lib/${NODE_FOLDER}/bin
EOF
else
    echo Looks like node is already installed:
    echo ""
    update-alternatives --display node
fi

Hi trajakovic,

Thank you for posting this! I'm new to node.js and found this helpful. Could you possibly post something on setting permissions and exporting the paths for this for Fedora 23?

Thank you again, GREAT WORK!

thanks for the tip

Looks like packages installed this way create wrong link to binary:

[root@localhost ~]# npm install -g browser-sync
/usr/lib/node-v5.6.0-linux-x64/bin/browser-sync -> /usr/lib/node-v5.6.0-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/browser-sync/bin/browser-sync.js

So you have to add /usr/lib/node-v5.6.0-linux-x64/bin to your $PATH in order to have browser-sync command working.

You can install Node.js v5 with RPM package though: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#enterprise-linux-and-fedora

Oh, honestly didn't have clue anyone would use this, it was more like note for myself.

@jbrosan - sorry for late reply
@lemming - you're right, i've updated script.

Thank you, great work!

Thanks for this script. If you are interested I extended your work into an install script that accepts a command line option for the nodejs version number. And it now has command options for install, uninstall, and a path or removepath command to use as a normal user to add the PATH settings to the user's bashrc settings.

https://gist.github.com/bnielsen1965/722e8883c3b373d9c783e6b85e659a5f