Install Node.js, Typescript, CDK on Ubuntu

The following is based on https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/v2/guide/getting_started.html#getting_started_prerequisites and https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/how-to-install-use-node-version-manager-nvm/

1. Install Node.sh. sudo apt install node
2. Install nvm. curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.37.2/install.sh | bash
3. Run the following to enable nvm without having to log back in.

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion

3. Switch to Node.js version 16. nvm install 16 && nvm use 16
4. Install TypeScript npm -g install typescript
5. Install aws-cdk npm install -g aws-cdk
6. Check the CDK version cdk --version

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