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I am on Ubuntu 20.04. I am trying to install a syllable counting program from source.

Ref: https://github.com/words/syllable

From readme.md

This package is ESM only: Node 12+ is needed to use it and it must be imported instead of required.'' running the command:

$ node --version
v10.19.0

so i try to install a newer version of node but it fails:

~$ curl -fsSL deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash - ## Installing the NodeSource Node.js 12.x repo... ## Populating apt-get cache... + apt-get update E: Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list (Component) E: The list of sources could not be read. Error executing command, exiting –

any help?!

brane stormer
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    Does this answer your question? [Why don't the Ubuntu repositories have the latest versions of software?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/151283/why-dont-the-ubuntu-repositories-have-the-latest-versions-of-software) – guiverc Jan 25 '22 at 02:56
  • I see `nodejs` in version 12.22 available for later release(s), but the version you are using is what is supported in Ubuntu repositories for your 20.04 release (ie. 2020-April product). – guiverc Jan 25 '22 at 02:57
  • i should be able to update to a newer nodejs from other repos. isn't this right? – brane stormer Jan 25 '22 at 03:03
  • Wait for answers (as has appeared) from other users.. I don't use `nodejs` so I won't provide details on fixes there; I answered on the 'why' isn't it there or "*already the newest version*" part of your question. – guiverc Jan 25 '22 at 03:04

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Please open URL: https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md#debinstall

For example, to install NodeJS 17+, you can follow the below instructions

# Using Ubuntu
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_17.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

And given URL containes more helpful information. I would suggest going through it.

Thanks.

Raja G
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  • mee@mee-Inspiron-3543:~$ curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash - ## Installing the NodeSource Node.js 12.x repo... ## Populating apt-get cache... + apt-get update E: Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list (Component) E: The list of sources could not be read. Error executing command, exiting – brane stormer Jan 25 '22 at 03:25
  • @StamatisDiamantopoulos Its a different issue. Generally if you could google, you will figure it out. – Raja G Jan 25 '22 at 11:59