Installing Node and NPM. Need to confirm Bash on Ubuntu on Windows

[carpben]

I need to install Node and NPM, and on the download page for unix I need to choose between 5 different options: 32bits, 64 bits, ArmV6, ArmV7, Armv8. I couldn't find Bash/Ubuntu in any directory, and not in the 64 bit program directory. If my Windows is 64 bit, can I assume that Bash/Ubuntu will be 64 bits as well, and that that is the right file to download?

Arms themselves are either 32 or 64 bit so this left me a confused. Are Arm versions meant for mobile devices?

[heldchen]

please follow the issue reporting template as specified by the WSL team.

nodejs provides packages for ubuntu that you can easily install either via their setup script (https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#debinstall) or manually (https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#debmanual).

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_9.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

[carpben]

Thank you @heldchen. The packages you mentioned are provided by nodesource, not by the nodejs.org. As for the reporting template, It was build for reporting a bug, so I thought it is not completely relevant.

[therealkenc]

@heldchen's reply is correct. His answer is nodejs.org's official direction (if there is such a thing).

[logicware]

I installed node 10.12.0, but on npm -v I am getting

net.js:215
    this._handle.open(fd);
                 ^

Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, uv_pipe_open
    at new Socket (net.js:215:18)
    at createWritableStdioStream (internal/process/stdio.js:164:16)
    at process.getStdout [as stdout] (internal/process/stdio.js:14:14)
    at console.js:249:38
    at NativeModule.compile (bootstrap_node.js:613:7)
    at Function.NativeModule.require (bootstrap_node.js:558:18)
    at setupGlobalConsole (bootstrap_node.js:327:41)
    at startup (bootstrap_node.js:80:7)
    at bootstrap_node.js:625:3

[nicowernli]

Same error as @logicware here when trying to execute npm

[logicware]

@nicowernli
You have to install npm separately. It does not get installed with nodejs.

[luchillo17]

Use NVM, easiest setup for both npm & node out there.

[danielbonifacio]

In my case, I needed to separately install npm with

sudo apt install npm

restart my shell and update npm with

sudo npm i -g npm@latest

then restart my shell again to get it updated

[RohitRathore1]

please follow the issue reporting template as specified by the WSL team.

nodejs provides packages for ubuntu that you can easily install either via their setup script (https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#debinstall) or manually (https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#debmanual).

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_9.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

but npm is not working. I am getting this:

npm --version : not foundram Files/nodejs/npm: 3: /mnt/c/Program Files/nodejs/npm: : not foundram Files/nodejs/npm: 5: /mnt/c/Program Files/nodejs/npm: /mnt/c/Program Files/nodejs/npm: 6: /mnt/c/Program Files/nodejs/npm: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting "in")