/usr/local vs. /usr/local/bin
jgedri opened this issue · comments
Problem
Short Version
n is in /usr/local/bin but wants a file in /usr/local
Long Version
I installed n in my home directory, ran into permission issues, removed it and reinstalled from this repo. I'm getting the error find: ‘/usr/local/n/versions’: No such file or directory
The first install was via n-install; the second, I cloned the repo and ran sudo make install.
Configuration Details
$ n --version
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v9.1.0
$ command -v node
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/usr/bin/node
$ node -p process.platform
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linux
Where you install n and where n installs node are two different things.
To change where n installs node from the default of /usr/local, use N_PREFIX.
If you install to the default root of /usr/local, there are a few folders that you need write access to. You could use sudo when you change node versions, but what I suggest is taking ownership of the relevant folders. See the README for more: https://github.com/tj/n#installation
The downloaded node versions are stored in /usr/local/n/versions by default and that is the folder you saw in the error message.
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