I need to install version 12 of NodeJS on Ubuntu but looks like my company is for some reason blocking the path to the files. When I run the curl -L | sudo bash -command I get a curl: (7) Failed to connect to deb.nodesource.com port 443: Connection refused error message.
How can I install node manually on Ubuntu Trusty? I assume the option I have is to somehow get the setup files on the server, add it to the repository and then run the sudo apt-get install nodejs command ,but I'm really not for certain.
FYI: They've also blocked the git protocol.
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HTTPS really shouldn't be blocked - it may be another network issue (with DNS or certificates etc). Anyway, you could try different commands:
Use HTTP instead:
curl -L | sudo bash -Use
wget(or another downloader) instead, and execute it:wget sudo bash ./setup_0.12
All curl -L | sudo bash - should do is download the script and run it as root, so it can be done in other ways. However it may be a good idea to talk to the people who run the setup if HTTPS is blocked/scanned - as generally doing that makes things insecure.
You can install nodejs from the Ubuntu repos (with apt-get etc), but it may be a older version (see here)
