I have to install nvm on Ubuntu 14.04 for a work and this is the guide that I have to follow:
Installation of nvm globally
sudo git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git /opt/nvm
sudo mkdir /usr/local/nvm
sudo addgroup -system dev
sudo chown -R root:dev /usr/local/nvm
sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local/nvm
sudo vim /etc/profile.d/nvm.sh
Installation of node v 4.x
sudo mkdir /usr/local/node
sudo chown -R root:dev /usr/local/node
sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local/node
nvm stable
The problems are that in the passage 6 I don't know exactly what to do or write in the file nvm.sh and then the last command tells me "nvm: command not found"
you should add to nvm.sh the following content:
export NVM_DIR=/usr/local/nvm
source /opt/nvm/nvm.sh
export NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX=/usr/local/node
export PATH="/usr/local/node/bin:$PATH"
refer also to this answer
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I have installed nodejs(node-v4.2.1) in ubuntu 14.04 using zip file(tar.gz) downloaded from node js website(not using apt-get install.The location of installed node is /usr/local/bin.
while trying to uninstall it using sudo apt-get purge,sudo apt-get remove &sudo apt-get autoremove is not working.How could I uninstall it?
I got the solution from the links given below
http://hungred.com/how-to/completely-removing-nodejs-npm/
How to install node binary distribution files on Linux
I did the following steps and it works fine
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/npm
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/include/node/
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/man/man1/node.1
cd /home/userName
ls -ld .?* (to display hidden files)
# delete files/folders related with node
sudo rm -f .node_repl_history
sudo rm -rf .npm
To Re-install new version follow the below steps
1.Download new version from Node official website.In my case my downloaded file is node-v6.9.4-linux-x64.tar.xz
2.Move the file into /usr/local directory using the command
sudo mv Downloads/node-v6.9.4-linux-x64.tar.xz /usr/local
3.Use the below command to extract into appropriate directories in /usr/local
sudo tar --strip-components 1 -xf node-v6.9.4-linux-x64.tar.xz
-xf is to unzip .tar.xz for tar.gz use -xzf
4.verify installation
node --version
Check if there is an uninstall script in the zip, otherwise you need to clean /usr/local manually for any node related artefacts.
I have to install Node v4.1.x on Ubuntu. I have already installed it but with the wrong version. This are the steps that I followed untill now:
Installation of nvm
sudo git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git /opt/nvm
sudo mkdir /usr/local/nvm
sudo addgroup -system dev
sudo chown -R root:dev /usr/local/nvm
sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local/nvm
sudo vim /etc/profile.d/nvm.sh
Editing of the file
export NVM_DIR=/usr/local/nvm
source /opt/nvm/nvm.sh
export NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX=/usr/local/node
export PATH="/usr/local/node/bin:$PATH"
Installation of Node
sudo mkdir /usr/local/node
sudo chown -R root:dev /usr/local/node
sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local/node
nvm stable
For installing node v4.1.x this is what I want to do:
nvm ls //list of all version
nvm use 4.1.x //if I find the correct version in the list
The problem is that I can't make nvm ls because I get
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/usr/local/nvm/alias’: Permission denied
What can I do?
I think you might change NVM_DIR to:
NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
The problem is that you've installed nvm using root user (with sudo). When executing nvm commands later:
nvm ls
nvm use 4.1.x
you do this without root and you get a permission denied.
Generally it is not recommended to install nvm using super user.
Please check this article for more details on how to install the version manager: http://rainsoft.io/install-node-like-a-boss-with-nvm/
This can also be because of issues during the curl installation.
Try reinstalling using
sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev curl git-core
In your case issue because you gave 755 permission to the nvm folder. So it cant create folder without write permission as non root user.
Solution is you should be a root user or else give write permission for the folder to your particular user.
I too faced the same issue while installing nvm
ubuntu#ip-10-0-0-94:~$ nvm install 6.0.0
It reported as,
nvm install 6.0.0 mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/home/ubuntu/.nvm/bin’: Permission denied
grep: /home/ubuntu/.nvm/bin/node-v6.0.0-linux-x64/node-v6.0.0-linux-x64.tar.xz: No such file or directory Binary download failed
It with the 755 permission before.
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jun 23 07:44 .nvm/
Then I just gave write permission for it.
sudo chmod +w .nvm
Now issue was resolved and working fine.
ubuntu#ip-10-0-0-94:~$ nvm install 6.0.0
Downloading https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.0.0/node-v6.0.0-linux-x64.tar.xz...
######################################################################## 100.0%
I've downloaded qt-linux-opensource-5.0.2-x86-offline.run and i cant install it on ubuntu.
this is all i have done.
$ cd /media/moslem/0EB40068B400549D/
$ chmod +x qt-linux-opensource-5.0.2-x86-offline.run
$ sudo ./qt-linux-opensource-5.0.2-x86-offline.run
[sudo] password for moslem:
sudo: ./qt-linux-opensource-5.0.2-x86-offline.run: command not found
please tell me how i can install it.
You can try sudo on all commands...
How do you uninstall node.js using the cmd line in linux?
For Ubuntu 12.04:
sudo apt-get remove nodejs
This will uninstall nodejs as well as npm.
Edit: If you know which package manager was used to install, it is best to uninstall with the same package manager. Examples for apt, make, yum are in other answers.
This is a manual approach:
Running which node will return something like /path/bin/node.
Then run cd /path
This is all that is added by Node.JS.
rm -r bin/node bin/node-waf include/node lib/node lib/pkgconfig/nodejs.pc share/man/man1/node.1
Now the only thing I don't know about is npm and what it has installed. If you install npm again into a custom path that starts off empty, then you can see what it adds and then you will be able to make a list for npm similar to the above list I made for node.
If you installed from source, you can issue the following command:
sudo make uninstall
If you followed the instructions on https://github.com/nodejs/node/wiki to install to your $HOME/local/node, then you have to type the following before the line above:
./configure --prefix=$HOME/local/node
Sorry the answer of George Bailey does work very fine when you
want absolutely remove the node from your machine.
This answer is referred from : #tedeh
https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/issues/486
If you wanna install a new version of node you have to use the code below
sudo rm -rf /var/cache/yum
sudo yum remove -y nodejs
sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/nodesource*
sudo yum clean all
And add new nodejs version to "yum" an new version of node
#using this command for Node version 8
curl --silent --location https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo bash -
#using this command for Node version 10
curl --silent --location https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo bash -
Install nodejs
sudo yum -y install nodejs
I hope it gonna help you guy!!!
To uninstall node I followed the accepted answer by #George, as I no longer have the sources, but before doing so I ran:
sudo npm rm npm -g
That seemed to get rid of npm from the system directories such as /usr/bin/npm and /usr/lib/npm. I got the command from here. I then found a ~/.npm directory, which I deleted manually. Honestly I don't know if every trace of npm has been removed, but I can't find anything else.
If you installed node using curl + yum:
sudo curl --silent --location https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | bash -
sudo yum -y install nodejs
Then you can remove it using yum:
sudo yum remove nodejs
Note that using the curl script causes the wrong version of node to be installed. There is a bug that causes node v6.7 to be installed instead of v4.x intended by the path (../setup_4.x) used in the curl script.
This is better to remove NodeJS and its modules manually because installation leaves a lot of files, links and modules behind and later it create problems while we reconfigure another version of NodeJS and its modules.
Run the following commands.
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/local/share/man/man1/node* /usr/local/lib/dtrace/node.d ~/.npm ~/.node-gyp /opt/local/bin/node opt/local/include/node /opt/local/lib/node_modules
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node*
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/include/node*
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node*
and this done.
A step by step guide with commands is at http://amcositsupport.blogspot.in/2016/07/to-completely-uninstall-node-js-from.html
This helped me resolve my problem.
I think Manoj Gupta had the best answer from what I'm seeing. However, the remove command doesn't get rid of any configuration folders or files that may be leftover. Use:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove nodejs
The purge command should remove the package and then clean up any configuration files. (see this question for more info on the difference between purge and remove). The auto-remove flag will do the same for packages that were installed by NodeJS.
See the accepted answer on this question for a better explanation.
Although don't forget to handle NPM! Josh's answer covers that.
The answer of George Bailey works fine.
I would just add the following flags and use sudo if needed:
sudo rm -rf bin/node bin/node-waf include/node lib/node lib/pkgconfig/nodejs.pc share/man/man1/node
if you want to just update node, there's a neat updater too
https://github.com/creationix/nvm
to use,
git clone git://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
nvm install v0.4.1
I think this works, at least partially (have not investigated):
nvm uninstall <VERSION_TO_UNINSTALL>
eg:
nvm uninstall 4.4.5
If you have yum you could do:
yum remove nodesource-release* nodejs
yum clean all
And after that check if its deleted:
rpm -qa 'node|npm'
after installing using the "ROCK-SOLID NODE.JS PLATFORM ON UBUNTU" script, i get this output. Which tells you how to uninstall nodejs.
Done. The new package has been installed and saved to
/tmp/node-install/node-v0.8.19/nodejs_0.8.19-1_i386.deb
You can remove it from your system anytime using:
dpkg -r nodejs
Best way to go around this is to do it right from the BEGINNING:
INSTALL BREW
#HERE IS HOW: PASTE IN TERMINAL
sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git m4 ruby texinfo libbz2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat-dev libncurses-dev zlib1g-dev
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew/go/install)"
Then at the end of your .bashrc file(In your home directory press Ctrl + H)
export PATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/bin:$PATH"
export MANPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/man:$MANPATH"
export INFOPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/info:$INFOPATH"
Then restart terminal so the modification to .bashrc are reloaded
TO INSTALL NODE
brew install node
TO CHECK VERSION
node -v
npm -v
TO UPDATE NODE
brew update
brew upgrade node
TO UNINSTALL NODE
brew uninstall node
To Remove nodejs installed in centos 8:
From your home directory, run the below command
sudo yum remove nodejs
Enter y to confirm your command
In addition to apt or yum removal, clean any residual files to avoid conflicts if you ever install a new version:
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/npm
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/man/man1/node*
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/dtrace/node.d
sudo rm -rf ~/.npm
sudo rm -rf ~/.node-gyp
sudo rm -rf /opt/local/bin/node
sudo rm -rf opt/local/include/node
sudo rm -rf /opt/local/lib/node_modules
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node*
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/include/node*
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node*
For Centos 7 and 8
Remove NodeJS
sudo yum remove -y nodejs
sudo rm -rf /var/cache/yum
sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/nodesource*
sudo yum clean all
Remove residual files
whereis node
sudo rm -rfv /usr/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node /usr/share/man/man1/node.1.gz
sudo rm -rfv /usr/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/share/man/man1/npm.1.gz
sudo rm -rfv /usr/local/bin/npx
sudo rm -rfv /usr/local/lib/node*
sudo rm -rfv /usr/local/include/node*
sudo rm -rfv /usr/lib/node_modules/
Just remove these files. No need to do anything else.
rm -rf ~/.nvm
rm -rf ~/.npm
rm -rf ~/.bower
I have just installed nodejs on a new EC2 micro instance.
I installed it normally, ./configure -> make -> sudo make install.
Problem: When I run "node" under ec2-user, it runs perfectly. When I run "sudo node", it fails.
I found out that node is in:
[ec2-user#XXXX ~]$ whereis node
node: /usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/lib/node
and the current path is
[ec2-user#XXXX ~]$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/opt/aws/bin:/home/ec2-user/bin
but, the sudo path is
[root#ip-10-112-222-32 ~]# echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/opt/aws/bin:/root/bin
then I tried to edit the root PATH to include the paths to node, so "node" runs when I'm logged in as root - but it still won't work when I log in as ec2-user and run "sudo node".
I need this to install npm properfly. Any idea on how to include the node path while running "sudo node"?
Yes, it is a bit annoying but you can fix it with some links:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/node /usr/bin/node
sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/node /usr/lib/node
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/node-waf /usr/bin/node-waf
There might be more but that is all I have run across so far. Lack of node-waf will cause some npm installs to fail with a rather cryptic error message.
I added /usr/local/bin to secure_path in /etc/sudoers
$ sudo visudo
Then change this line:
Defaults secure_path = /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
To:
Defaults secure_path = /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
it happens because the node executable is not found in /usr/bin. So follow the steps:
find node:
whereis node
in my case: node: /home/<my_user>/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/bin/node
make a symbolic link for node:
sudo ln -s /home/<my_user>/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/bin/node /usr/bin/node
It's done!
Why not use the absolute path to node? If you planning to use an upstart script it is going to need an absolute path anyways.
sudo /usr/local/bin/node server.js
try the following:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
sudo node --version
You could pass full path to node executable from parent (non-sudo shell) using which command.
sudo `which node`
For me, it worked to just change ownership of node folder from root to ec2-user (logged in as ec2-user).
(Note: I created my node folder in /var/lib/)
sudo chown -R ec2-user /var/lib/node/
Then
npm install mongojs
should work fine (provided you have installed npm ok of course!)
How about using "sudo $(which node)" instead of "sudo node" ?
Here's an approach that doesn't use symlinks, or require root:
$ git clone https://github.com/joyent/node.git
$ cd node
$ mkdir ~/opt
$ export PREFIX=~/opt; ./configure
$ make
$ make install
$ echo 'export PATH=~/opt/bin:${PATH}' >> ~/.bashrc
Then I did:
$ git clone https://github.com/isaacs/npm.git
$ cd npm
$ make install
The benefits of not running node as root are discussed here:
http://increaseyourgeek.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/install-node-js-without-using-sudo/
Its inline with:
https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation
In my case, Node was installed without sudo prefix. So node was unavailable for the superuser that why it is not working sudo node server
Enter as root with
sudo su
and then do standard steps
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
. ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
nvm install node
node -e "console.log('Running Node.js ' + process.version)"
This is what I did to solve a similar issue. Note: I had installed node via snap.
Step 1: Install node via snap
sudo snap install node --classic
Step 2: Find where node has been installed
whereis node
In my case
/snap/bin/node.npm
/snap/bin/node.npx
/snap/bin/node.yarn
/snap/bin/node
/snap/bin/node.yarnpkg
Step 3: Create symbolic links to node, npm, npx and yarn
sudo ln -s /snap/bin/yarn /usr/bin/yarn
sudo ln -s /snap/bin/node /usr/bin/node
sudo ln -s /snap/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm
Finally node is accessible for all users, even sudo group
sudo node
I tried everything mentioned in the above answers but nothing worked. Probably because of my lack of understanding of concepts related to sym links. I fixed the issue by not using nvm.
I just created a new ec2 instance and didn't install nvm. Instead I installed node and npm like so:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs npm
And this did it for me.
If you have installed node environment already, paste these command in you r instance and it'll link your node to your user directory. And you will be able to use node with sudo.
sudo ln -s "$(which node)" "/usr/local/bin/node"
sudo ln -s "$(which npm)" "/usr/local/bin/npm"
I don't know if this is the right way, but this is what i did...
sudo su
export PATH=$PATH:/home/ec2-user/local/node/bin
curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
chown -R ec2-user /home/ec2-user/local/node
exit
This installed npm, and I can now install any packages I want.