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I am new to Ubuntu (linux).
I installed node.js for a project.
Recently I am getting this error on npm install.
Error: "pre" versions of node cannot be installed, use the --nodedir flag instead
I found a stack link below as
Node pre error
Under the solution it asks for the directory where node.js is installed and currently i am clueless where the nodejs is installed.
Please help me on how can I locate the directory where node.js is installed.
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If installed with package from Nodejs.org If you downloaded and run, the installer package from the nodejs.org website, the Node. js main executables files -- node and npm -- are located on the /usr/local/bin folder. With this installation method the files will be be available to all users.
To see if Node. js is installed, type node -v in the terminal.
3 Answers. You can run npm list -g to see which global libraries are installed and where they're located. Use npm list -g | head -1 for truncated output showing just the path. On Unix systems they are normally placed in /usr/local/lib/node or /usr/local/lib/node_modules when installed globally.
Quick explanation
You have a version with -pre. Get rid of it and put the latest stable version from nodejs.org.
You can use which to locate a command. For your case, type which nodejs.
EDIT: The answer from your link is referring to the path of node source code, not the nodejs binary.
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On Ubuntu, most software can be installed from the built-in repositories. This updates it for you (even if it's sometimes a bit outdated).
To install the stable version the Ubuntu way, install the nodejs-legacy package (after uninstalling your version):
sudo apt install nodejs-legacy
To use the latest, refer to https://askubuntu.com/a/663052/438156 (my answer), or https://askubuntu.com/a/711976/438156 (bit more involved, more the Ubuntu way).
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