nodejs & nvm

install nodejs standalone

Replace 20 with your desired node version

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y nodejs

install nodejs with nvm

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash

add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc:

export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm

install a node LTS version:

nvm install --lts

check for installed nodes and use:

nvm ls
nvm use <>