Install Node.js, Typescript, CDK on Ubuntu The following is based on https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/v2/guide/getting_started.html#getting_started_prerequisites and https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/how-to-install-use-node-version-manager-nvm/ Install Node.sh. sudo apt install node Install nvm. curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.37.2/install.sh | bash Run the following to enable nvm without having to log back in. export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" # This loads nvm bash_completion Switch to Node.js version 16. nvm install 16 && nvm use 16 Install TypeScript npm -g install typescript Install aws-cdk npm install -g aws-cdk Check the CDK version cdk --version