How do I install the phantomjs binary?

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I've downloaded and unzipped the phantomjs binary, but I don't know how to set it up.

I've tried adding it to my path in .bashrc and copying it to usr/bin, but it's still listed as uninstalled when I type in which phantomjs at terminal.

Any ideas on how to make it available at the system level?

Thanks!

[this Question is good guide ,this is about install ][1] [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8778513/how-can-i-setup-run-phantomjs-on-ubuntu — ahmedeep007, Jan 12 '15 at 22:26
I tried to copy the binary into `user/bin` directly but it said there was already an identical copy, meaning my symlink is working. Any ideas? — Coreset, Jan 12 '15 at 22:48

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 12 '15 at 22:57

Thanks ahmeddeep007 for a link to the eventual fix. I tried hacking things with a few different symlinks, moving the binary to user/bin, etc., but the eventual solution was also the simplest.

sudo npm install -g phantomjs

I use npm locally for managing project dependencies, but it didn't jive that I could just add the -g flag until I saw it somewhere else.

How do I install the phantomjs binary?

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