"/usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory" even though it is in PATH

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I'm trying to get nodejs working. However, it tells me that node is not in my bin even though I downloaded the binary and added the location to my path.

> echo $PATH ...:/home/jvdh/node-v8.11.2-linux-x64/bin

>sudo npm install -g bitcore
/usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory

that works better but then I get this: `npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.` — jvdh, Jun 08 '18 at 06:50
ok.. One question. where (which file) did you set this in path variable? — Suraj Rao, Jun 08 '18 at 06:55
Also . https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions — Suraj Rao, Jun 08 '18 at 07:05

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 07 '18 at 18:59

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Usually this is a simple naming problem, when you install from a package manager your bin file may be called nodejs so you just need to symlink it using the command:

ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

answered Jul 07 '18 at 18:59

Dawoodjee

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see https://stackoverflow.com/a/26320915/470749 – Ryan Aug 20 '19 at 21:41

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '18 at 06:31

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Install nodejs8

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Install nodejs10

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Then try again with node

answered Jun 08 '18 at 06:31

s1mmel

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taken from here https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions – s1mmel Jun 08 '18 at 06:32
Here are the [installation instructions for **newer versions**](https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md#debinstall) of `nodejs`. – Serge Stroobandt Sep 19 '19 at 11:45
For me the problem was also that npm wasnt installed – Fito Oct 06 '20 at 11:47

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 15 '20 at 16:00

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For Ubuntu 20.04, you can install node.js and npm:

sudo apt install nodejs npm

answered May 15 '20 at 16:00

Fito

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"/usr/bin/env: ‘node’: No such file or directory" even though it is in PATH

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