NPM not found when using NVM

Question

I have installed node/npm using the nvm documentation.

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.29.0/install.sh | bash

Then:

nvm install node

At this point node is working but the npm command result with:

npm: command not found

How can I have npm to work correctly ?

Answer 1

I found out that this was a conflict with a previous versions of npm that have not been removed properly despite a apt-get remove node.

I solved it by reinstalling npm from scratch:

rm -R ~/.npm ~/.nvm
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
nvm install node

I found the solution here.

Answer 2

I fixed this by doing this command:

$ command -v npm

and then reopen the shell window.

Answer 3

This problem especially happens in windows which happens because of missing admin rights for cmd.

If you are using Git bash

1. Go in installation directory e.g C:\Program Files\Git
2. Right click properties -> compatibility.
3. Tick the checkbox with label -> Run as administrator.
4. Run the git bash again & execute npm list and then npm use 'version_to_be_used'

Same goes for Cmd

Answer 4

Install node using node source distribution:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_[version].x | bash -
apt-get install -y nodejs

[version] = the wanted version. See the repository to choose the correct: NodeSource Node.js Binary Distributions