Install a specific nodejs version with apt-get

Question

I am a newbie with Linux general, and here's what I am trying to achieve:

I am trying to install nodejs version on Debian Linux with the following command:

apt-get install nodejs=8.14.0

But I get this error in return:

E: Version '8.14.0' for 'nodejs' was not found

As far as I found, this is the correct way to specify a version. If I do this, then it works fine:

apt-get install nodejs

But I need this specific version, and not the latest one. I am doing this for a Docker image, so it has to be installed at runtime.

Answer 1

Make sure you have the following packages:-

sudo apt-get install \
    apt-transport-https \
    curl \
    software-properties-common

Enable the NodeSource repository by using a command:-

sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -

After enabling the repository, install Node.js using a command:-

sudo apt-get install nodejs