Warning: node-5.0.0 already installed, it's just not linked

Question

I am trying to install node js. I am getting the following error . Any idea?

brew install node
Warning: node-5.0.0 already installed, it's just not linked

Thanks

Answer 1

You can run the below command to override all the conflicts.

brew link --overwrite node

Answer 2

You should be able to run:

brew link node

What you're doing is telling Brew to create a symlink for the node executable to the /usr/bin (or /usr/local/bin) directory, as far as I am aware.

Answer 3

For this issue run

brew link homebrew/versions/node<version no>

To know why, you can surf here.