Install node.js on a raspberry pi

gistfile1.sh

wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.5/node-v0.10.5-linux-arm-pi.tar.gz

cd /usr/local
sudo tar xzvf ~/node-v0.10.5-linux-arm-pi.tar.gz --strip=1

vi ~/.bash_aliases
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/node
bash

node -v
(v0.10.5)

npm -v
(1.2.18)

What if you try a sudo npm install mocha -g or any global lib? ;)

I prefer the following

sudo ln -s /path/to/node/folder/bin/node /usr/bin/node
sudo ln -s /path/to/node/folder/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm

What do you think?

Great way to make it but you can directly use my cross compile vagrant file :

http://www.nodejs-news.com/nodejs-tech/ruby-to-build-nodejs-raspberrypi/

Or get the final .deb package :

https://github.com/itwars/nodejs-ARM

Regards,

@xseignard Symbolic links? Unless I misunderstood what you're saying... the way to do it is to have node and npm in your path, or globally.

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/node
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/npm

@itwars nice!

@ghalusa if you only change the PATH of the logged user, when you do :

vi ~/.bash_aliases
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/node

Other users (such as the root one) won't have access to the node and npm binaries. Then, you won't be able to install node module globally (i.e. with sudo).

To convince you, try to do the following after your install method :

sudo npm install -g mocha

or any other module that needs to be installed globally.

That's why I prefer the use of symoblic links.

@xseignard You can add paths to /etc/environment to make it global.

sudo vi /etc/environment

In this blog post an easy method is described:

wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb 
sudo dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb