isaacs/node-and-npm-in-30-seconds.sh

## node-and-npm-in-30-seconds.sh
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
. ~/.bashrc
mkdir ~/local
mkdir ~/node-latest-install
cd ~/node-latest-install
curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz | tar xz --strip-components=1
./configure --prefix=~/local
make install # ok, fine, this step probably takes more than 30 seconds...
curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh

## only-git-all-the-way.sh
# this way is best if you want to stay up to date
# or submit patches to node or npm

mkdir ~/local
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
. ~/.bashrc

# could also fork, and then clone your own fork instead of the official one

git clone git://github.com/joyent/node.git
cd node
./configure --prefix=~/local
make install
cd ..

git clone git://github.com/isaacs/npm.git
cd npm
make install # or `make link` for bleeding edge

## take-ownership.sh
# take ownership of the folders that npm/node use
# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

# now just a pretty vanilla node install
# let it use the default paths, but don't use sudo, since there's no need
mkdir node-install
curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.4.3.tar.gz | tar -xzf - -C node-install
cd node-install/*
./configure
make install

# now the npm easy-install
curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh

## use-nave-no-shell.sh
# use nave, but without a subshell
# note that we're doing "usemain" instead of "use"

mkdir ~/.nave
cd ~/.nave
wget http://github.com/isaacs/nave/raw/master/nave.sh
sudo ln -s $PWD/nave.sh /usr/local/bin/nave

# take ownership
# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

# install the latest stable nodejs in the "main" root.
nave usemain stable

curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh

## use-nave.sh
# this way is really handy if you want to test things
# in different versions of node and use stable release
# versions of things.

# make a folder where you want to keep this stuff.

mkdir ~/.nave
cd ~/.nave
wget http://github.com/isaacs/nave/raw/master/nave.sh
sudo ln -s $PWD/nave.sh /usr/local/bin/nave

# now you can forget about that folder.
# you never have to go back in there.

# to use a version of node in a virtual environment
nave use 0.4.8

# to install npm in that virtualenv
curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh

# do stuff...
npm install whatever etc

# return to non-nave-land
exit

# use a different version of node..
nave use 0.4.6
# etc...

## using-homebrew.sh
# using Homebrew

# Note: `brew install npm` has problems, as of 2010-12-30.
# hopefully it will eventually be good and happy.
# As of npm@0.2.13, however, this is an option

PREFIX=$(brew --prefix)

# take ownership
# this will also let homebrew work without using sudo
# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
sudo mkdir -p $PREFIX/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
sudo chown -R $USER $PREFIX/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

brew install node

# now install npm
# prefix will default to $(brew --prefix)
curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh

## xgd-freedesktop.org-style.sh
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export npm_config_userconfig=$HOME/.config/npmrc' >> ~/.bashrc
. ~/.bashrc
mkdir ~/.local
mkdir ~/node-latest-install
cd ~/node-latest-install
curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz | tar xz --strip-components=1
./configure --prefix=~/.local
make install
curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh

## yet-another-option.sh
# install node wherever.
# use sudo even, it doesn't matter
# we're telling npm to install in a different place.

echo prefix = ~/local >> ~/.npmrc
curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
	echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
	. ~/.bashrc
	mkdir ~/local
	mkdir ~/node-latest-install
	cd ~/node-latest-install
	curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz \| tar xz --strip-components=1
	./configure --prefix=~/local
	make install # ok, fine, this step probably takes more than 30 seconds...
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	# this way is best if you want to stay up to date
	# or submit patches to node or npm

	mkdir ~/local
	echo 'export PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
	. ~/.bashrc

	# could also fork, and then clone your own fork instead of the official one

	git clone git://github.com/joyent/node.git
	cd node
	./configure --prefix=~/local
	make install
	cd ..

	git clone git://github.com/isaacs/npm.git
	cd npm
	make install # or `make link` for bleeding edge
	# take ownership of the folders that npm/node use
	# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
	sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
	sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

	# now just a pretty vanilla node install
	# let it use the default paths, but don't use sudo, since there's no need
	mkdir node-install
	curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.4.3.tar.gz \| tar -xzf - -C node-install
	cd node-install/*
	./configure
	make install

	# now the npm easy-install
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	# use nave, but without a subshell
	# note that we're doing "usemain" instead of "use"

	mkdir ~/.nave
	cd ~/.nave
	wget http://github.com/isaacs/nave/raw/master/nave.sh
	sudo ln -s $PWD/nave.sh /usr/local/bin/nave

	# take ownership
	# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
	sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
	sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

	# install the latest stable nodejs in the "main" root.
	nave usemain stable

	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	# this way is really handy if you want to test things
	# in different versions of node and use stable release
	# versions of things.

	# make a folder where you want to keep this stuff.

	mkdir ~/.nave
	cd ~/.nave
	wget http://github.com/isaacs/nave/raw/master/nave.sh
	sudo ln -s $PWD/nave.sh /usr/local/bin/nave

	# now you can forget about that folder.
	# you never have to go back in there.

	# to use a version of node in a virtual environment
	nave use 0.4.8

	# to install npm in that virtualenv
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh

	# do stuff...
	npm install whatever etc

	# return to non-nave-land
	exit

	# use a different version of node..
	nave use 0.4.6
	# etc...
	# using Homebrew

	# Note: `brew install npm` has problems, as of 2010-12-30.
	# hopefully it will eventually be good and happy.
	# As of npm@0.2.13, however, this is an option

	PREFIX=$(brew --prefix)

	# take ownership
	# this will also let homebrew work without using sudo
	# please don't do this if you don't know what it does!
	sudo mkdir -p $PREFIX/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}
	sudo chown -R $USER $PREFIX/{share/man,bin,lib/node,include/node}

	brew install node

	# now install npm
	# prefix will default to $(brew --prefix)
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	echo 'export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
	echo 'export npm_config_userconfig=$HOME/.config/npmrc' >> ~/.bashrc
	. ~/.bashrc
	mkdir ~/.local
	mkdir ~/node-latest-install
	cd ~/node-latest-install
	curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz \| tar xz --strip-components=1
	./configure --prefix=~/.local
	make install
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh
	# install node wherever.
	# use sudo even, it doesn't matter
	# we're telling npm to install in a different place.

	echo prefix = ~/local >> ~/.npmrc
	curl https://www.npmjs.org/install.sh \| sh