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I am quite unexperienced with ubuntu. As I am now trying to install nodejs via tar.gz package I dont get the ./configure to work.

As you may read anywhere, an installation consists basicly of these steps: 1. Download tar.gz package 2. Extract 3. Open Terminal 4. cd into the source folder 5. $ ./configure 6. $ make 7. $ sudo make install 8. -- Install completed --

No matter if I perform Step 5. with root root or not, I'm getting this Error: bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

It may surely not be a configuration error, because I've just reinstalled the OS about 2 hours ago.

Thanks for any advice.

EDIT: I've downloaded the Linux-Binarys of Nodejs here. But as I think about it now, I should be using the sourcecode packege. Shouldn't I?

LuckyLikey
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    `./configure` isn't a thing that's *"on"* Ubuntu: it's a script that *may* be provided by the package: what exactly did you download, and from where? [Edit] your question to include a link if possible. What directory are you in exactly when you try to execute the command? – steeldriver Jan 06 '16 at 02:01
  • @steeldriver added link. So there should be a directory `configure` inside the package to get it to work? seems simple. - But in this case, I dont get why the usage of `./configure` is even suggested in the readme-file. – LuckyLikey Jan 06 '16 at 02:10
  • If you've downloaded one of the *binary* packages, then you don't need to configure or make anything - that's only required for the *source code* .tar.gz package – steeldriver Jan 06 '16 at 02:13
  • @steeldriver so how is it installed then? do I need to copy it anywhere? – LuckyLikey Jan 06 '16 at 02:16
  • I don't have experience with nodejs: however I suggest you refer to [How do I install the latest version of node.js?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/49390/how-do-i-install-the-latest-version-of-node-js?) and [How to Install Node.js on Ubuntu 14.04](http://www.hostingadvice.com/how-to/install-nodejs-ubuntu-14-04/#maintained-ubuntu-packages) – steeldriver Jan 06 '16 at 02:26

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Thanks for all your Ideas.

I managed to install it with this tutorial.

1. Get Processor architecture

$ getconf LONG_BIT
64

2. Download package using correct version and CPU Architecture

wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v4.2.4/node-v4.2.4-linux-x64.tar.gz

3. Unpack to `/usr/local using correct version and CPU Architecture

 sudo tar -C /usr/local --strip-components 1 -xzf node-v4.2.4-linux-x64.tar.gz

Works

I also tried Install Node.js with Maintained Ubuntu Packages from the same link which didn't work, due to failures inside the bash-script.

LuckyLikey
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    You may set your own answer as the accepted. 3 years, now you may already got experience with Unix like systems. As general info, always look for `INSTALL`, `README` files or any doc/help folder, most developers document such imported instructions (HOWTO install). – user.dz Aug 19 '19 at 09:12