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    How to install nodejs on Ubuntu 13.10+
Based on:
•  http://askubuntu.com/questions/507684/trying-to-install-yeoman-on-ubuntu-to-use-with-nodejs-and-npm
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16151018/npm-throws-error-without-sudo/24404451#24404451
First Uninstall node

sudo ls # prime sudo with use password 
sudo npm ls -gp | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/node_modules.*node_modules/ {print $NF}' | sudo xargs npm -g rm
sudo apt-get --purge remove nodejs
manually fix any node environment PATH variable in ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_aliases  ~/.profile &/or ~/.zshrc

Install NVM

manually install to ~/.nvm per: https://github.com/creationix/nvm
git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm && cd ~/.nvm && git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`
. ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
Install Node using NVM

nvm install stable
#alternatively:  nvm install 4.4.3