Node.js

Node.js ia a server-side, JavaScript run-time environment, while npm is a Node.js package manager.

Version check

nodejs --version

Install OS packaged version

Current version on Mint of Node.js is version v8.10.0.

Since you probably need npm as well, to install Node.js just follow npm installation.

Install recent release

If you need a recent version of Node.js follow theses instructions: https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md#debinstall

Documentations

• Javascript reference