Installing Nodejs: sh: node: command not found error

Question

The code I am running is as follows:

npm install -g ethereumjs-testrpc

/usr/local/bin/testrpc -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ethereumjs-testrpc/build/cli.node.js

The error is as follows:

sh: node: command not found

npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules/ethereumjs-testrpc/node_modules/fsevents):

npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] install: `node install`

npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: spawn ENOENT

npm ERR! file sh

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! errno ENOENT

npm ERR! syscall spawn

npm ERR! [email protected] postinstall: `node lib/post_install.js`

npm ERR! spawn ENOENT

npm ERR! 

npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] postinstall script.

npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

Answer 1

The first step is to install nodejs and npm:

For Node.js: 

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nodejs

For npm:

sudo apt-get install npm

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Comments

After these commands, To check whether node js is installed or not you could use:

$ nodejs -v

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Worked for me readily! thanks

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It is the easiest way to install nodejs and npm.
Thanks!

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I think there was some problem with the path. Setting the path solved the issue. Thank you

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Thank you. It worked for me.

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I installed the mentioned applications and also mentioned the right path. Still getting the same error.

Answer 2

The command not found error you are getting because your PATH does not include the location of the node executable.

So you can use "/usr/local/bin/node" to run node.

Another thing you can add that location to your path by running the following command to add a single line to your bashrc file:

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin' >> $HOME/.bashrc

Comments

Thanks worked like a charm!!

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If u install via nvm then node won' be there.

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The path was the problem, this solved the issue