Tiny scripts for getting & installing node.

getnode

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -e

VERSION="$1"
OS="linux"
ARCH="x64"
# ARCH="armv7l"
URL="https://nodejs.org/dist/v${VERSION}/node-v${VERSION}-${OS}-${ARCH}.tar.xz"

printf "Using download URL: $URL\n\n"
read -p "Continue [Y/n]: " CONINTUE

if [ "$CONINTUE" = "n" ]; then {
  exit 1
} fi

printf "\n"
curl -LOJ "$URL"

installnode

#!/usr/bin/env bash

NODE_VERSION="$1"
OS="linux"
ARCH="x64"
# ARCH="armv7l"
NODE_TXZ="node-v${NODE_VERSION}-${OS}-${ARCH}.tar.xz"

NPM_VERSION="$2"

NPM_PREFIX="$(npm config get prefix)"
NODE_MODULES="$NPM_PREFIX/lib/node_modules"

# remove npm to avoid breaking changes in the folder structure
rm -rf "$NODE_MODULES/npm"

tar -C "$NPM_PREFIX" --strip-components=1 -xJf "$NODE_TXZ"

[ -z "$NPM_VERSION" ] || npm install -g "npm@${NPM_VERSION}"