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Simple Node.js installation script using the precompiled binary tarballs
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install-nodejs.sh
#!/bin/sh
#version details
VERSION=0.8.8
PLATFORM=linux
ARCH=x86
PREFIX="$HOME/node-v$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH"
#download binaries
mkdir -p "$PREFIX" && \
curl http://nodejs.org/dist/v$VERSION/node-v$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH.tar.gz \
| tar xzvf - --strip-components=1 -C "$PREFIX"
#create symlinks
sudo ln -s $HOME/node-v$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node
sudo ln -s $HOME/node-v$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/npm
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oneliner-nodejs.md

Starting with node v0.8.6, we're gonna be releasing official binary tarballs of the releases for the most common platform+architecture combos.

Here's a simple script that will install node using a simple curl | tar piping. By default the files will get installed into your HOME directory. Change the PREFIX variable to /usr/local if you're feeling ambitious (note: you may need to run this as root depending on the PREFIX).

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