This achieves the same effect as using npm_config_prefix='$HOME/.local' in one's. $ npm -g install packageName -prefix ~/.localĪnother option is to set prefix field in $HOME/.npmrc. However, this is not recommended, since you will need to add it every time you install a global package. You can also specify the -prefix parameter for npm install. To allow global package installations for the current user, set the npm_config_prefix environment variable. This command installs the package in the current directory under node_modules and executables under node_modules/.bin.įor a system-wide installation global switch -g can be used:īy default this command installs the package under /usr/lib/node_modules/npm and requires root privileges to do so. Managing packages with npm Installing packages It can be installed with the npm package. Npm is the official package manager for node.js. nvmrc file on the directory, add this in ~/.bashrc Node Packaged Modules If you want to run `nvm use` automatically every time there is a. Suggested way is to use -assume-installed nodejs=, as per the manual pacman(8) § TRANSACTION OPTIONS (APPLY TO -S, -R AND -U). If you decide to use nvm AUR, previously it was suggested to use nodejs-fake package from AUR. Usage is well documented on the project's GitHub but is as simple as:ĭownloading and installing node v8.0.0.

You can set it up by adding this to your shell's startup file: nvm AUR allows for cheap and easy alternative installs. A preferred method among node users is to use NVM (Node Version Manager). It is not uncommon to need or desire to work in different versions of nodejs. Due to its event-driven, non-blocking I/O model, it is suitable for real-time web applications. It uses Google's V8 engine to execute code outside of the browser.

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment combined with useful libraries.

Reason: Running foreign package managers (in this case npm) as root will cause conflicts with pacman (Discuss in Talk:Node.js)

Npm update package to specific version