sudo su
apt-get install build-essential
cd /usr/local/src
wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.19/node-v0.8.19.tar.gz
tar zxvf node-v0.8.19.tar.gz
cd node-v0.8.19
./configure
make
...
make install
...
node --version
v0.8.19
npm --version
1.2.10
exit