Installing and configuring Node.js on Ubuntu 12.04 for localhost and external multi-site Drupal installations
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First, get the pre-requsite packages:
sudo apt-get install build-essential g++ libssl-dev curl git
Then, install the Python Software Properties package:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
Add the repository for node.js:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
Run updates:
sudo apt-get update
Install Node.js and Node Package Manager: