Compile NodeJS from source on Debian (linux)

Steps

1. wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.16/node-v0.10.16.tar.gz  /// Downloads the source
2. tar -zxf node-v0.10.16.tar.gz ///extract to local folder
3. su  /// switch to root
4. apt-get install build-essential ///This command installs the c compiler and other essential build tools.
5.  ./configure && make /// builds the source