How to solve NodeJs Ubuntu download issue

Abdulaziz Jama

6/15/23, 10:29 PM

I wanted to try host a website through AWS using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, however I came across this issue when I tried to download Node.js on Ubuntu.

ubuntu@ip-172-31-16-206:~$ node -v

Command 'node' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install nodejs

ubuntu@ip-172-31-16-206:~$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
>>> /etc/sudoers: syntax error near line 9 <<<
sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 9
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

In order to try resolve this syntax error I did this,

ubuntu@ip-172-31-16-206:~$ pkexec visudo
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ===
Authentication is needed to run `/usr/sbin/visudo' as the super user
Authenticating as: Ubuntu (ubuntu)
Password:

I tried entering the password that I usually used when accessing ubuntu so for example username@Desktop-123:~$ and it didn't work. I initially thought perhaps I entered it incorrectly but I didn't because when I shut the ubuntu down and started it again and used the password on username@Desktop-123:~$. It worked fine so the password is correct.

Can anyone suggest ways to solve this problem or other ways to install NodeJS on Ubuntu?. I would truly appreciate it.

ubuntu@ip-172-31-16-206:~$ pkexec visudo
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ===
Authentication is needed to run `/usr/sbin/visudo' as the super user
Authenticating as: Ubuntu (ubuntu)
Password:
polkit-agent-helper-1: pam_authenticate failed: Authentication failure
==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED ===
Error executing command as another user: Not authorized

This is what happens when I enter my password even though I know it is correct so I'm not sure what this is referring to.

This is the syntax error I keep getting...

ubuntu@ip-172-31-16-206:~$ sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
>>> /etc/sudoers: syntax error near line 9 <<<
>>> /etc/sudoers: syntax error near line 9 <<<
sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 9
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin
sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 9
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

I would truly appreciate any help.

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Abdulaziz Jama

6/15/23, 10:36 PM

@matigo Yes I did that and I keep getting the syntax error unfortunately.

matigo

6/15/23, 10:40 PM

If every attempt to use `sudo` results in an error, then something has been messed up pretty seriously in one of the configuration files. As this is an EC2 instance, you may want to spin up a new one and replace the existing server

Abdulaziz Jama

6/15/23, 10:43 PM

Yes just simply entering sudo results in that syntax error popping up. I'll try launching a new EC2 instance. @matigo

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