Node.js is a server-side JavaScript language based on the V8 JavaScript engine from Google. Node.js allows you to write server-side JavaScript applications. It provides an I/O model based on events and non-blocking operations that enables you to write efficient applications. Node.js is known for its large modular ecosystem through npm. This guide will take you through the steps of installing Node.js 14 on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04|18.04.
Node.js 14 was released on 2020-04-21 and is expected to enter active LTS state on 2020-10-20. The maintenance window will start on 2021-10-19 and is expected to reach End-of-life on 2023-04-30.
For CentOS / RHEL installation: Install Node.js 14 on CentOS & RHEL
Install Node.js 14 on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04|18.04
We will use the Node.js Binary Distributions installer script to setup Node.js 14 on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04|18.04 Linux system.
Step 1: Update APT index
Run the apt update command on your Ubuntu Linux to update package repository contents database.
sudo apt update