Installing Node.js and npm on Ubuntu 26.04

📰 Dev.to · Sanskriti Harmukh

Learn to install the latest Node.js and npm on Ubuntu 26.04, bypassing the outdated default version

beginner Published 8 May 2026

Action Steps

Update the package index using sudo apt update
Install curl using sudo apt install curl
Use curl to download and install the latest Node.js version from the official NodeSource repository
Verify the installation by running node -v and npm -v
Configure the package manager to use the newly installed Node.js version

Who Needs to Know This

Developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from this tutorial to ensure they have the latest Node.js version for their projects

Key Insight

💡 The default Ubuntu APT repository has an outdated Node.js version, so use the NodeSource repository for the latest version