[SOLVED] Why do I get old versions of nodejs and npm when installing with apt-get?

Issue

I have executed the following command in Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs modejs-legacy npm

I have the versions

npm -v
1.3.10

nodejs -v
v0.10.25

These are older than the recommended versions for AngularJS 2.

Why does apt-get download old version? How do I update to newer versions?

Solution

Debian/Ubuntu has old version in their package manager, you have to use custom PPA repository as stated here:

https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md#debinstall

Setup it with:

curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -

Then install with Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install --yes nodejs

Answered By - michelem

Answer Checked By - Gilberto Lyons (WPSolving Admin)