can't brew install node

Question

I am trying to upgrade my node via homebrew but ran into a problem because I think I tried to download through the website. I am very new to terminal. I\'ve tried to search

Answer 1

I ran into this same issue under the same circumstances. I was able to get the brew version to install successfully by:

1. Run brew install node
2. Make note of the module that is causing the issue and delete it. In your case, this would be /usr/local/include/node
3. Uninstall - brew uninstall node
4. Re-install - brew install node

I had to repeat this process a few times for each remaining problematic directory (about 3 different ones in actuality), and the install eventually succeeded without any issues.