npm installs all modules in /usr/local/lib/node_modules/

Question

I have node.js 0.8.14 installed on Ubuntu 12.10. I created a directory in my home directory with a sub directory node_modules. I want to install some local node

Answer 1

npm install load all in node_modules then it might be version 3 behaviour http://blog.npmjs.org/post/110924823920/npm-weekly-5 or as mentioned by @vsdev so once you make sure it version 3 behaviour and u want to go with it then its fine else follow below

1- uninstall all modules.. into the node_modules folder in your project then execute: npm uninstall *

2- Tell npm to install with legacy bundling for this one install:

npm install --legacy-bundling A "permanent" alternative:

Set your npm config to always use legacy bundling...

npm set legacy-bundling=true

.. and run as usual:

npm install

*fetching dependencies with legacy bundling will take a lot more time because many several different versions of the same dependencies will be installed.