If you prefer not to use a package manager or installer, or don't have one available for your OS, or you would like to get the very latest version of Node.js, then you can also build Node.js from its source. Be warned though, this process is often fraught with danger, since the source often needs some dependencies on the system to build.
To build on a Linux or Unix environment, you need to make sure that you have the following source dependencies installed:
I'm going to show you how to build Node.js using its latest source. The source is managed using the popular Git version control system and hosted in a repository on github.com. To pull the latest source from your...