I have screwed up the installation of node on my computer over the course of a few months by deleting using rm and reinstalling with brew. I recently managed to fix the 'node' command such that 'node -v' works fine.
However, the command 'npm' is not found. Additionally, every time I open a terminal I get the following text:
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N/A: version "N/A -> N/A" is not yet installed.
You need to run "nvm install N/A" to install it before using it.
The default interactive shell is now zsh.
This leads me to believe that I have some issue with my bashrc file.
Does anyone have any idea what steps I can take to resolve this issue, or if it would be a better option to simply factory restore my computer?
Use nvm to install any version of node and npm (e.g: v16.13.1).
type nvm alias default v16.13.1 in your terminal and then type nvm use default
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I am using my corporate's laptop and am a new mac User (used Ubuntu before) :
OS: macOS Monterey Version 12.2
There are two accounts, administrator and mine - I don't have sudo rights. To install homebrew without administrator rights, I followed this Installation.
To install the node - I used brew install node. Both node -v and npm -v were working. When I restarted the laptop, I cannot find node/npm.
On running $ node -v, I get -bash: node: command not found (I changed my default terminal from zsh to bash and the output is the same for both of them)
I tried this solution but couldn't find nvm in the system. Am new to mac and I believe nvm is some kind of package manager like homebrew so this solution is not applicable to me (correct me if I am wrong).
How can I install things in my system without sudo rights and keep them permanently(like node)?
EDIT:
(After adding brew to the PATH) On running - brew list|grep node, I got - node
$ echo $PATH gives /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/parthkapadia/homebrew/bin
EDIT2:
Adding brew to path solved the issue, now I can even access node and npm (even after restarting). I used this site to add homebrew/bin to path (in zsh terminal)
The issue was homebrew's path. It was not added to the PATH variable.
When I restarted the system, homebrew was no longer in the PATH (as it was temporarily added probably when I installed it). As homebrew was not added to PATH, the terminal didn't recognize brew or any package installed using it like node or npm.
I solved it by adding Users/username/homebrew/bin to PATH. The steps I followed are -
cd - to move to the home directory
touch .zshrc to create .zshrc file as it didn't exist
nano .zshrc to open the file for editing
Added export PATH=$PATH:/Users/yourusername/homebrew/bin in the file (this appends homebrew/bin to the PATH variable)
Now the terminal can recognize brew and hence node and npm too.
Refer this for more detailed explanation on how to add to PATH in macOS.
Thanks to all the people who helped in the comments.
I was getting this error whenever I try the npm command in powershell:
**~ $ node -v
v17.1.0
~ $ npm -v
OpenSSL configuration error:
74240000:error:80000003:system library:BIO_new_file:No such process:c:\ws\deps\openssl\openssl\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:67:calling fopen(C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\psqlODBC\etc\openssl.cnf, rb)
74240000:error:10000080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file:c:\ws\deps\openssl\openssl\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:75:
74240000:error:07000072:configuration file routines:def_load:no such file:c:\ws\deps\openssl\openssl\crypto\conf\conf_def.c:179:
OpenSSL configuration error:
A8250000:error:80000003:system library:BIO_new_file:No such process:c:\ws\deps\openssl\openssl\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:67:calling fopen(C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\psqlODBC\etc\openssl.cnf, rb)
A8250000:error:10000080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file:c:\ws\deps\openssl\openssl\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:75:
A8250000:error:07000072:configuration file routines:def_load:no such file:c:\ws\deps\openssl\openssl\crypto\conf\conf_def.c:179:**
Another thing I noticed is that the node must have updated incorrectly because even though it gives me a version, I cannot uninstall it and cannot find the install files in my program files. I am at a total loss and about to just reset my computer to default. I want to repair it but everything online tells me to use npm, which in itself is not possible.
I have tried using the "set OpenSSL" command to empty or to a dummy file but it does not seem to do anything.
Go to the Windows control panel and click on Uninstall a program, select Node.js and click on the uninstall tab to uninstall the node and npm successfully. Restart your system.
Then go to https://nodejs.org/en/ to download 16.13.0 LTS version and install it
Please check environment path using PowerShell
check environment path:
cmd /c echo %PATH%' or 'cmd /c echo %OPENSSL_CONF%
You will get C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\psqlODBC\etc\openssl.cnf path so reset the environment path for openssl using below comment on PowerShell
set OPENSSL_CONF=''
after that, the problem will be fixed.
this issue already issued on Nodejs GitHub.
https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/40547
the only thing that you're to do is to create a new archive called openssl.cnf
in this route:
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\psqlODBC\etc\openssl.cnf
Save the work and run in cmd: npm --version
Had this issue in a conda environment. Fixed by installing node with next command: conda install -c conda-forge nodejs=16.3.2
Try to uninstall the node from your project directory.
npm uninstall node
Most probably you have 2 different versions of Node installed on your system.
If my solution does not work for you. Try the other suggestions with uninstalling Node from the system.
My solution was to use another node version in this case 15.8.0, you can try with others most recently versions. When I did this npm was installed correctly:
I use NVM on my Mac (10.11.6) to manage different nodeJS version.
But today, when I run
nvm use 4.8
Now using node v4.8.4 (npm v2.15.11)
node -v
-bash: nodejs: command not found
I just reinstall NVM like that : http://dev.topheman.com/install-nvm-with-homebrew-to-use-multiple-versions-of-node-and-iojs-easily/
but same error: nodejs: command not found. I tried in root, with a reboot but always the same error.
Does anyone had the same problem ?
Thanks.
Try to find and remove line alias node=nodejs in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile
You can refer this link to install NodeJS using NVM. Make sure that you have not missed any step. Also, try the command "locate .nvm" to look for the NVM configuration files.
Run nvm alias default NODE_VERSION. Put your version in place of NODE_VERSION.
For Example nvm alias default 14 or nvm alias default 14.19.3.
I recently decided to pick up Node on my personal laptop, which I upgraded to Windows 10, and the Node cli seems to hang when I try to run it.
Simply typing node on the console will not initiate the interface, and to do anything else I need to Ctrl+C out of it.
Additionally, running some npm commands take longer than they used to on my laptop. More noticeably, npm init seems to hang after confirming the information to be written to package.json.
Node version is 4.0.0
npm version is 2.14.2
Are there any known issues with Node and npm on Windows 10?
Edit:
After some troubleshooting, I've figured out the error only happens on Msysgit. Neither of the issues happen on the standard command prompt of Windows.
I had the same issue on Windows 7 with Node version 6.11.0 and Msysgit's MINGW64 terminal window.
The problem was caused by the an alias provided by Msysgit as demonstrated below:
$ alias node
alias node='winpty node.exe'
The solution is to run the command:
$ unalias node
Then node will run correctly.
You can add the unalias node command into your .bashrc file in your HOME directory to make this permanent.
Good luck!
Jeff
I am trying to downgrade my version of node
I ran:
npm install nvm
and I exported the bin folder to my Windows path variable,
C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin
but I still get:
'nvm' is not recognized as a an internal or external command.
Should I be adding another path to my path variable?
nvm was designed for Linux. nvmw, which is completely different, broke around node v0.10.30. Try NVM for Windows.
NVM can be used to manage various node version :
Step1: Download
NVM for Windows
Step2: Choose nvm-setup.zip
Step3: Unzip & click on installer.
Step4: Check if nvm properly installed, In new command prompt type nvm
Step5: Install node js using nvm :
nvm install <version> : The version can be a node.js version or "latest" for the latest stable version
Step6: check node version - node -v
Step7(Optional)If you want to install another version of node js - Use STEP 5 with different version.
Step8: Check list node js version - nvm list
Step9: If you want to use specific node version do - nvm use <version>
NVM Installation & usage on Windows
Below are the steps for NVM Installation on Windows:
NVM stands for node version manager, which will help to switch between node versions while also allowing to work with multiple npm versions.
Install nvm setup.
Use command nvm list to check list of installed node versions.
Example: Type nvm use 6.9.3 to switch versions.
For more info
As an node manager alternative you can use Volta from LinkedIn.
I created a universal nvm that works on both Unix (bash) and Windows, base on another simple nvm.
It doesn't need admin on Windows, but requires PowerShell 4+ and the right to execute scripts.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/#jchip/nvm#installation
The first thing that we need to do is install NVM.
Uninstall existing version of node since we won’t be using it anymore
Delete any existing nodejs installation directories. e.g. “C:\Program Files\nodejs”) that might remain. NVM’s generated symlink will not overwrite an existing (even empty) installation directory.
Delete the npm install directory at C:\Users[Your User]\AppData\Roaming\npm
We are now ready to install nvm. Download the installer from https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm/releases
To upgrade, run the new installer. It will safely overwrite the files it needs to update without touching your node.js installations. Make sure you use the same installation and symlink folder. If you originally installed to the default locations, you just need to click “next” on each window until it finishes.
Credits
Directly copied from : https://digitaldrummerj.me/windows-running-multiple-versions-of-node/
I will list two ways. You can choose one Whichever works for you.
1. Using installer
Download nvm-setup.zip and unzip the file and install it, keeping the configurations default.
1. Use curl
Copy the below command and run it in your terminal
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.37.2/install.sh | bash
After this reopen/open terminal and check the nvm version runing below command.
nvm -v
And that's it.
If someone is looking for install on Window 11! Not directly relevant here, but might be useful.
It is immaterial if you install NVM (version 1.1.9.) say after the node (16.15.1) is already installed. During the nvm installation process, it asks for the right to manage the existing node version and symlinks that.
Get the version from the GitHub repo, I opted for the zip version.
https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases
Double click the application and it is just a few steps.
1.downlad nvm
2.install chocolatey
3.change C:\Program Files\node to C:\Program Files\nodejsx
emphasized textThe first thing that we need to do is install NVM.
website :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/nodejs/setup-on-windows
So this answer is for windows users that are using git bash or some other console emulator like cmder ... if you're using CMD this solution will not work for you also why? why are you still using CMD?
I know this is a pretty old post but I just achieved this yesterday and wanted to add my answer for anyone looking to do the same.
First check if you have .bashrc profile in your home directory by typing ls -alh ~ (by default this doesn't exist)
if it doesn't exist type this command to generate a .bashrc profile with default values in it cat /etc/bash.bashrc > ~/.bashrc (if it does exist skip this step)
Download and run the nvm install script as provided in the nvm docs page curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash (make sure you do this in your home directory)
then edit the new generated .bashrc profile file you created above; use nano/vim to do that nano ~/.bashrc and add the following to the bottom of the file export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm and save your .bashrc file with the changes.
lastly source your .bashrc file by typing source ~/.bashrc
verify installation nvm --version
and now you have nvm installed and you can use the commands as per https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#usage
First off, I use nvm on linux machine.
When looking at the documentation for nvm at https://www.npmjs.org/package/nvm, it recommendations that you install nvm globally using the -g switch.
npm install -g nvm
Also there is a . in the path variable that they recommend.
export PATH=./node_modules/.bin:$PATH
so maybe your path should be
C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\\.bin
An alternative to nvm-windows, which is mentioned in other answers would be Nodist.
I've had some issues with nvm-windows and admin privileges, which Nodist doesn't seem to have.
I know I'm late here but this may help in the future if someone looking for NVM to install in Windows or linux
run this command in cmd
$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash