sudo: npm: command not found

Question

I\'m trying to upgrade to the latest version of node. I\'m following the instructions at http://davidwalsh.name/upgrade-nodejs

But when I do:

sudo np         


        

Answer 1

For debian after installing node enter

curl -k -O -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh    
ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node  
sh install.sh

Answer 2

If you have downloaded node package and extracted somewhere like /opt you can simply create symbolic link inside /usr/local/bin.

/usr/local/bin/npm -> /opt/node-v4.6.0-linux-x64/bin/npm
/usr/local/bin/node -> /opt/node-v4.6.0-linux-x64/bin/node

Answer 3

Work for me Resolving EACCES permissions errors when installing packages globally

To minimize the chance of permissions errors, you can configure npm to use a different directory. In this example, you will create and use hidden directory in your home directory.

Back up your computer. On the command line, in your home directory, create a directory for global installations:

 mkdir ~/.npm-global

Configure npm to use the new directory path:

 npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

In your preferred text editor, open or create a ~/.profile file and add this line:

 export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH

On the command line, update your system variables:

 source ~/.profile

To test your new configuration, install a package globally without using sudo:

 npm install -g jshint

Answer 4

Appended npm binary path to sudo path using visudo and editing "secure_path"

Now "sudo npm" works

Answer 5

simply reinstall .

On RHEL, CentOS and Fedora

sudo yum remove nodejs npm
sudo dnf remove nodejs npm   [On Fedora 22+ versions]

then

yum -y install nodejs npm
dnf -y install nodejs npm   [On Fedora 22+ versions]

easy!.. both node and npm works like a charm now!

Answer 6

For MAC users, the follow steps worked for me.

If you get Error for Brew, Here's the command you need to type first in the terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

Then run following commands:

$ brew update
$ brew uninstall node
$ brew install node
$ brew postinstall