# see https://nodesource.com/blog/nodejs-v012-iojs-and-the-nodesource-linux-repositories
# First, you need to install the PPA in order to get access to its contents
# curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup | sudo bash -
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_0.12 | sudo bash -
# then install nodejs
sudo apt-get install nodejs

# initialize a node.js project (creates package.json):
node init