nvm: N/A: version "N/A -> N/A" is not yet installed

Question

I have nvm setup to use the latest long term support version in ~/.nvm/alias/default, by setting it to lts/*.

When I try and have my shell initialize my nvm version (zsh), I get the following error:

N/A: version "N/A -> N/A" is not yet installed.

Why is this happening?

Raymond Gan · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-19T12:37:31.977

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Error: N/A: version "N/A -> N/A" is not yet installed

I got this error after doing nvm use (switching to older Node version 8.11.1, shown in .nvmrc file), nvm uninstall (newer Node version 9.0.0), then a git push.

nvm ls shows my "default" Node version was pointing to the uninstalled one: default -> 9.0.0 (-> N/A). This caused the error.

To fix: nvm alias default node points "default" to the latest installed Node version (8.11.1).

Now nvm ls shows default -> node (-> v8.11.1).

edited Mar 19 '20 at 12:37

answered Sep 13 '18 at 01:35

Raymond Gan

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Sometimes you will have to ran `nvm install lts/*` previously to `nvm alias default node` – CrsCaballero Nov 19 '19 at 20:48
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The key part of the command is `nvm alias default` - as long as the version with the keyword after default is installed, you're good to go. Incidentally, I think `stable` is a better "default" than `node`. – Benjamin R Jan 04 '20 at 11:38

score 33 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 05 '19 at 18:54

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Turns out this error is telling me that I don't have it installed (ie the latest long term support version). To fix it, I had to run:

$ nvm install 'lts/*'

and it worked after that! Snagged from here

edited Dec 05 '19 at 18:54

Jacob Ford

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answered Mar 23 '18 at 12:30

Brad Parks

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score 24 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 02 '20 at 14:14

Your "default" Node version is not reachable (many reasons)

Many answers but there isn't a straightforward solution, let's try with:

nvm install 'lts/*'
nvm alias default node

the first command ensure you have latest LTS version installed and then set the default.

score 11 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 18 '19 at 11:25

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I faced the same issue when i used nvm to install node 12 and node 10. To fix this i used the command: nvm alias default node

answered Dec 18 '19 at 11:25

Hamfri

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score 9 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 18 '21 at 08:48

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Prevent nvm from trying to `use` when first loading

You may not need (or want) the latest version of node installed, and yet wish to have the nvm command available, so in your .bashrc (or equivalent) include the --no-use flag when loading nvm

[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" --no-use  # This loads nvm

Thanks to Ioannis Poulakas

answered Feb 18 '21 at 08:48

Jeff

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This is a particularly useful answer since this is exactly what NVM's own documentation provides for the `.bashrc`, except it's missing the "--no-use" – DevBodin Apr 06 '22 at 16:03

score -4 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 15 '21 at 14:12

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I fixed it by running nvm use v12.21.0

answered Mar 15 '21 at 14:12

Kennedy Mwangi

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nvm: N/A: version "N/A -> N/A" is not yet installed

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Your "default" Node version is not reachable (many reasons)

Prevent nvm from trying to use when first loading

Prevent nvm from trying to `use` when first loading