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# Environment Setup
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### Local Environment Setup
> Text Editor & The Node.js binary installable
#### Linux
> Debian
```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install npm
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
```
> Redhat
```bash
sudo yum install epel-release
sudo yum install nodejs
sudo yum install npm
```
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#### Verify installation: Executing a File
: Create a JavaScript file named **main.js** on your machine (Windows or Linux) having the following code.
> main.js
```javascript
console.log("Hello, Node.js!")
```
> Execute main.js file using Node.js interpreter to see the result
```bash
$node main.js
```
> Result
```bash
Hello, Node.js!
```
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