Node.js installation: Should it be nodejs or node.js?

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After launching an ec2 Ubuntu 16.04 instance on AWS, I have both:

apt-get install nodejs

and:

apt-get install node.js

Both are runnable but each shows different disk usage. Which should be the correct one to install Node.js? (Why are there two? How different are they?)

Tobias Ribizel · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-08 20:47:53Z

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After adding required PPA file you should write sudo apt-get install nodejs to install node.js

This will allow you to easily install modules and packages to use with node.js

Because of a conflict with another package, the executable from the Ubuntu repositories is called nodejs instead of node. Keep this in mind as you are running software.

ref: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-16-04

edited Jul 8, 2017 at 20:47

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Peter Grainger · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-07 10:05:42Z

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I would suggest installing nvm: It removes loads of the issues relating to installing via package manager

https://github.com/creationix/nvm

you can then use the command nvm list to get the versions of node available then use command nvm install <version> to install a specific version, then nvm use <version> to use that version for what you are doing. e.g.

nvm install 8.1.2 && nvm use 8.1.2

answered Jul 7, 2017 at 10:05

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