Install Node.js on Linux

Using NodeSource (Recommended)

# Ubuntu / Debian
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt install -y nodejs

# CentOS / RHEL
curl -fsSL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -
sudo yum install -y nodejs

Using nvm

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.0/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bashrc
nvm install 20
nvm use 20

Verify Installation

node -v
npm -v

Next Steps

• Install Claude Code
• Install Codex CLI