Node.js on Linux

The steps for installing node.js on linux

1. To install the tools needed to build node open a terminal and type the following commands:

sudo apt-get install g++ curl libssl-dev apache2-utils git-core

2. Then checkout the node source:

git clone git://github.com/ry/node.git

or

git clone git://github.com/joyent/node.git

3. Change into the node directory

cd node

4. Configure the compiling process

./configure

5. Compile node.js:

make

6. Install it:

sudo make install

7. Set up a test directory:

cd ..

mkdir hello_node

cd hello_node

8. Make a test server file:

gedit hello_node.js

9. In the file enter the following codes:

var http = require(‘http’);
http.createServer(function(req,res){
res.writeHead(200,{‘Content-Type’:’text/plain’});
res.end(‘Hello this is node.js\n’);
}).listen(8000,”127.0.0.1”);
console.log(‘Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8000’);

10. Save the file and run it by typing

node hello_node.js

11. Now go to the browser and type http://127.0.0.1:8000