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How I installed and ran node.js on Ubuntu Karmic Koala Desktop 64-bit:

 1. $ sudo aptitude install scons
 2. $ sudo aptitude install build-essential
 3. Downloaded the node.js tarball from here (also tried the git repo - both worked!)
    http://nodejs.org/#download
 4. untar'ed it
 5. changed to the directory
 6. $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
 7. $ make
 8. $ sudo make install
 9. ran node-repl and 
10. changed to an empty directory
11. $ git clone git://github.com/alexanderte/websocket-server-node.js.git
12. $ cd websocket-server-node.js
    (weird name for a directory)
13. $ node server.js
    (left it running)
14. Installed Google Chrome for Linux beta
15. opened echo-client.html in Chrome for Linux Beta and Firefox 3.5. Works in Chrome, but not in Firefox (as expected).

How I installed and ran node.js on Snow Leopard:

 1. Downloaded the node.js tarball from here (also tried the git repo - both worked!)
    http://nodejs.org/#download
 2. untar'ed it
 3. changed to the directory
 4. $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
 5. $ make
 6. $ sudo make install
 7. ran node-repl and 
 8. changed to an empty directory
 9. $ git clone git://github.com/alexanderte/websocket-server-node.js.git
10. $ cd websocket-server-node.js
    (weird name for a directory)
12. $ node server.js
    (left it running)
13. opened echo-client.html in Chrome for Mac Beta and Firefox 3.5. Works in Chrome, but not in Firefox (as expected).