NPM not Working

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$ sudo apt-get install python g++ make
$ wget http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz
$ tar xvfvz node-latest.tar.gz
$ cd node-v0.10.21 (replace a version with your own)
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

I keep getting:

#nodejs --version   
/usr/bin/nodejs: No such file or directory

I understand though, everything seems to be installed here:

installing /usr/local/bin/node

How do i fix this?

Many thanks! I am very new to linux and how this all works.

By the way: apt-get install nodejs does work but it does not install version 0.12.

In addition, if i try npm it also cant find it.

If you're looking to manage versions of node, try out `n` or `nvm` — SomeKittens, Mar 07 '15 at 19:34
you could have google them at least =) https://github.com/creationix/nvm and https://www.npmjs.com/package/n (you probably want `nvm`, because `n` relies on node already working) — Mike 'Pomax' Kamermans, Mar 07 '15 at 19:39
Not sure how this would fix the path issue on my nodejs install — ADL, Mar 07 '15 at 19:43

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '15 at 19:50

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sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/node /usr/sbin/node

Just had to fix paths.

answered Mar 07 '15 at 19:50

ADL

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A better fix would be to add `/usr/local/bin` to your `PATH`. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14637979/how-to-permanently-set-path-on-linux – Felix Kling Mar 07 '15 at 19:54

Felix Kling · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-09T23:15:22.933

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It seems like /usr/local/bin is not in your PATH and thus the executable cannot be found. Add it to your PATH as described in How to permanently set $PATH on Linux?.

If you just link the one executable, you will have the same problem with any other executable added to /usr/local/bin.

edited Mar 09 '15 at 23:15

answered Mar 07 '15 at 19:56

Felix Kling

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I will mark your answer correct if you can further explain why its a better fix to add to my path instead of -s. – ADL Mar 09 '15 at 22:08

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 05 '20 at 07:29

npm -v is not working in your system just do this

open my computer or this pc

right click & select properties
click on advanced system settings in advanced tab click on environment variables
in system variable remove semicolon from ComSpec

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe;
change this as

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

Now it will work..

NPM not Working

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