Download the package
wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v21.5.0/node-v21.5.0-linux-x64.tar.xz
untar the files
tar -xvf node-v21.5.0-linux-x64.tar.xz
move it to /usr/local/
mv node-v21.5.0-linux-x64 /usr/local/node
make soft links to
ln -s /usr/local/node/bin/node /usr/bin/node
ln -s /usr/local/node/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm
ln -s /usr/local/node/bin/npx /usr/bin/npx
Check node
version
node -v
v21.5.0