Installation

Install nodejs/npm

Sudo apt-get update.

sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties python g++ make

Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js.

Sudo apt-get update.

Sudo apt-get install nodejs.

Npm config set prefix ~/npm.

And adding $HOME/npm/bin to $PATH.

Append to .bashrc.

Exports PATH="$PATH:$HOME/npm/bin".

Install grunt-cli

npm install -g grunt-cli

Install Appium

npm install -g appium

Set up a symlink in your .bashrc file for Appium

ln -s /path/to/appium.js /usr/bin/appium

Appium.

If required

Either place a_.json file or.

Run reset.sh (https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/reset.sh).

Updated: 2026 Aug 19