Need to upgrade nodejs to version 10.14 or higher on Ubuntu 18.04

Question

I need to run nodejs v10.14. I am currently running version 8.16.0. I have found some instructions which I follow but it causes errors (see below).

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -

This causes the following output:

## Installing the NodeSource Node.js 10.x repo...


## Populating apt-get cache...

+ apt-get update


Hit:29 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wireshark-dev/stable/ubuntu bionic InRelease  
Err:31 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu bionic Release        
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
Err:32 http://ppa.launchpad.net/pipelight/stable/ubuntu bionic Release         
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80]
Reading package lists... Done                       
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/ehoover/compholio/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/pipelight/stable/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
Error executing command, exiting

Any idea how I can get nodejs v10.14 (or higher) installed?

Looks like the errors are unrelated to nodejs. Remove the broken PPAs, and then proceed with sudo apt-get install -y nodejs. — mikewhatever, Jun 28 '19 at 20:08
What do I remove the broken PPA's from? I have no idea why this address is showing up. >>404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] — Richard Bernstein, Jun 29 '19 at 20:38
Not sure why this is relevant, but ok, you remove the PPAs from the list of software sources. It is easy to find how, for example: https://askubuntu.com/questions/307/how-can-ppas-be-removed. — mikewhatever, Jun 29 '19 at 21:15
I will try to explain why it is relevent. I need to run nodejs 10 in order to use the microsoft botbuilder software. My XPS easily loaded 8.16.0. I know nothing about how to load nodejs under Ubuntu. I followed the directions in this page: https://joshtronic.com/2018/05/08/how-to-install-nodejs-10-on-ubuntu-1804-lts/. Again I know nothing about ppa's. I wouldn't know a ppa if it landed on my house! There must be as sinple way to upgrade to nodejs 10 (on ubuntu) without getting a phD in Nodejs? Is there perhaps better instructions for someone like me somewhere on how to install nodejs 10? — Richard Bernstein, Jul 02 '19 at 22:31
I don't know if there are "better instructions", but let's not digress. There are only three commands to copy/paste, and hit Enter. To complete the process, you need to run the last one - sudo apt install nodejs. The errors above are related to a different problem, and you may want to post another question about that. — mikewhatever, Jul 03 '19 at 21:15
Do these answer your question? What can I do if a repository/PPA does not have a Release file? and How to install the latest versions of NodeJS and NPM? — karel, Dec 12 '19 at 04:55
Does this answer your question? How to install the latest versions of NodeJS and NPM? — Kulfy, Dec 13 '19 at 15:55
Does this answer your question? How do I install the latest version of node.js? — WinEunuuchs2Unix, Jun 02 '20 at 17:24

score 12 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 02 '20 at 13:33

your errors seem to be issues with getting your APT cache established -- The links in the curl are not responding valid (See the 404 error in the error stack) ...

Not sure this will actually work if its a connectivity issue, but You might try removing the nodejs installation, updating your packages and reinstalling nodejs 12.x with teh 12.x curl, for example.

To Remove and Reinstall Node & NPM:

First remove node:

sudo apt-get remove nodejs npm

Then update & upgrade:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Then get your desired Node version:

//where setup_12.x, replace with desired major version
curl -sL deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -

And then install your new node version:

sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

That should do it. You can check your current version by:

node -v
npm -v

Hope this helps!

curl statement: explain! Why is it there? Putting a variable in the environment. Because? — pauljohn32, Mar 14 '20 at 05:21
@pauljohn32 curl would fetch this script which will then be excuted by bash. — Kulfy, Jun 13 '20 at 14:52

Need to upgrade nodejs to version 10.14 or higher on Ubuntu 18.04

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