Install erroring out GLIBCXX_3.4.26 not found

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1

I am trying to install the latest version of Node-Red using the Raspberry Pi instructions using the command:
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)

I get a bad install on the Node.js 20 update.

  Stop Node-RED                       ✔
  Remove old version of Node-RED      ✔
  Using N to manage Node.js           +
  Update Node.js 20                   ✘   Bad install:  Node.js missing  Npm missing - Exit cache

What could I try to resolve this?

The log shows this:

Started : Tue 07 Jan 2025 12:04:26 PM EST
Running for user pi at /home/pi
Found global nodes:   :

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Package 'nodered' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Using n
     copying : node/20.18.1
node: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.26' not found (required by node)
/usr/local/bin/node: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.26' not found (required by /usr/local/bin/node)
   installed :  (with npm )

Versions: node:missing npm:missing

EDIT: I am running the Buster OS on the Raspberry Pi and came across something suiggesting this is the issue. Can anyone confirm this or suggest an upgrade path?

2

You seem to be using the n version manager for node.js. This is generally a poor experience because every time you change version, you loose every node.js package you had installed.

Best to get rid of n.

3

Is that something which is in the script supplied in the the Raspberry Pi instructions? Sorry, I am ignorant to most of the npm installations.

4

No, we generally recommend that people don't use node version managers.

Probably best for you to remove n with sudo npm remove -g n.

Then you should be able to run the script again I think.