Install node.js Debian Wheezy sudo apt-get install python g++ build-essentials make checkinstall Code: mkdir ~/src && cd $_ wget -N http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz tar xzvf node-latest.tar.gz && cd node-v* ./configure —without-snapshot sudo checkinstall -y --install=no --pkgversion 0.10.24 -- make -j4 install sudo dpkg -i node_* NOTE: the "--pkgversion x.xx.xx -- make -jx install" part the x should be subed with version # and -j2 for the dual -j4 for quad verify installation with ./node -v ./node -e 'console.log("it works");'