nodejs latest version installation error on ubuntu 18.10

Question

i have used the following commands for node js installation

sudo apt install curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt install nodejs

3rd command gives the following error

The following packages have unmet dependencies: nodejs : Depends: python-minimal but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

i have found many solutions on the internet but none of them works for me, yes i am new to linux.

Answer 1

enter image description here Just reset the main repository to "Main server" of Ubuntu or another distribution of Linux and then run the below commands:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs