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by andrewpe 3931 days ago
Use your package manager to update then...
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csense 3931 days ago 

    $ cat /etc/issue
    Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS \n \l

    $ apt-cache showpkg nodejs | head
    Package: nodejs
    Versions: 
    0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1 (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_universe_binary-amd64_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
My package manager knows nothing of this mythical "bleeding edge" of which you speak...
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mscdex 3931 days ago
Probably your best bet at this point is to use the NodeSource repos to keep up to date with the latest (stable) versions: https://github.com/nodesource/distributions
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michaelsbradley 3930 days ago
Or use nvm: https://github.com/creationix/nvm
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