| #!/bin/sh | |
| #version details | |
| VERSION=0.8.8 | |
| PLATFORM=linux | |
| ARCH=x86 | |
| PREFIX="$HOME/node-v$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH" | |
| #download binaries | |
| mkdir -p "$PREFIX" && \ | |
| curl http://nodejs.org/dist/v$VERSION/node-v$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH.tar.gz \ | |
| | tar xzvf - --strip-components=1 -C "$PREFIX" | |
| #create symlinks | |
| sudo ln -s $HOME/node-v$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node | |
| sudo ln -s $HOME/node-v$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/npm |
Starting with node v0.8.6, we're gonna be releasing official binary tarballs of the releases for the most common platform+architecture combos.
Here's a simple script that will install node using a simple curl | tar piping. By default the files will get installed into your HOME directory. Change the PREFIX variable to /usr/local if you're feeling ambitious (note: you may need to run this as root depending on the PREFIX).