- `node`: This requires `node` to be installed. If you instead have the `nodejs` executable on Debian, you should install the [`nodejs-legacy`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/nodejs-legacy) package.
- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X, [linuxbrew][] on Linux. These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X. These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
## INSTALLATION
On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. On Linux, install [linuxbrew][].
Run the following command to install gRPC Node.js.
**Linux (Debian):**
Add [Debian unstable][] to your `sources.list` file. Example:
```sh
echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free" | \
sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
```
Install the gRPC Debian package
```sh
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libgrpc-dev
```
Install the gRPC NPM package
```sh
npm install grpc
```
**Mac OS X**
Install [homebrew][]. Run the following command to install gRPC Node.js.