Official Method
apt-get install python g++ make checkinstall mkdir ~/node_js_src && cd $_ wget -N http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz tar xzvf node-latest.tar.gz && cd node-v* ./configure checkinstall dpkg -i node_*
Ubuntu Method
apt-get update apt-get install -y python-software-properties python g++ make add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
At this point the file with the new repository details must be edited. Open the file:/etc/apt/sources.list.d/chris-lea-node_js-wheezy.list with a text editor like vim and change the word “wheezy” to “lucid”.
apt-get update apt-get install -y nodejs
