Getting error installing nodejs when building from docker

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I am trying to install nodejs using the docker console for ubuntu but I get an error installing node js. This is the error I am getting

The command [/bin/sh -c ./configure && make && make install] returned a non-zero code: 127

This is part of my dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:12.04
RUN mkdir -p /dir/subdir
RUN apt-get update

# Install nodejs
ADD http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.26/node-v0.10.26-linux-x64.tar.gz /dir
WORKDIR /dir/node-v0.10.26-linux-x64
RUN ./configure && make && make install
WORKDIR /dir

wget is already installed. I am not really that familiar with docker, Do I need to install it from my dockerfile? — user3768541
– user3768541, Commented Jun 23, 2014 at 22:33
wget needs to be installed inside of the container, not on your host machine. You should put the following before the wget line: RUN apt-get install -y wget. — user142162
– user142162, Commented Jun 23, 2014 at 22:54
I know this is unrelated to my original question but do you know what error code 2 means? it has to do with RUN cd/node ... ./config returned a non-zero code: 2 — user3768541
– user3768541, Commented Jun 23, 2014 at 23:05
You can also use ADD to download the source directly, instead RUN wget. Like ADD http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.26/node-v0.10.26-linux-x64.tar.gz /dir/ — ivant
– ivant, Commented Jun 24, 2014 at 10:04

a_arias · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-24 23:38:17Z

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Exit code 127 typically means "command not found". Chances are build-essentials are not installed.

Try adding the following after the apt-get update:

RUN apt-get -y install build-essential

answered Jun 24, 2014 at 23:38

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a_arias Over a year ago

make sure all the prequisites are installed before trying to invoke the ./configurre && make && make install github.com/joyent/node/wiki/installation#prerequisites

Azhar Uddin Sheikh Aug 4 at 6:27

what does (-y) mean?

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