Install Node.js on Endeavour, Debian, Fedora without building

install-node.sh

#!/bin/bash

export NODE_VERSION=14.16.1
export NODE_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://nodejs.org/dist/v$NODE_VERSION/node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.xz

export NODE_INSTALL=/opt/node
export PATH=$NODE_INSTALL/bin:$PATH

sudo mkdir $NODE_INSTALL
sudo chown -R ${USER} $NODE_INSTALL

if [ ! -f "node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.xz" ]; then
  wget "$NODE_DOWNLOAD_URL"
fi

if [ -d $NODE_INSTALL ]; then
  rm -rf $NODE_INSTALL
fi

mkdir -p $NODE_INSTALL
tar -xJvf node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.xz -C $NODE_INSTALL --strip-components=1

# npm i -g npm mdpdf npm-check-updates pnpm yarn

node --version
npm --version

For example:

VERSION=10.14.1 sh install-node.sh