brew install npm "npm: command not found"

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Peter Pik picture Peter Pik · Nov 6, 2015 · Viewed 37.5k times · Source

I've installed node using brew install node and when I use the node -v I get following v5.0.0. However when I try to run the npm command I get npm: command not found.

I've tried to run brew install npm, however I just got following response node-5.0.0 already installed.

It happened with node also returning command not found, but that I fixed by running brew link node, however npm still does not seem to work.

How can I resolve this problem?

Answer

mpavel picture mpavel · Apr 14, 2016

I encountered the same issue. After searching and reading different things online, what worked for me was:

$ brew postinstall node

However, first please do execute:

$ brew doctor

and follow the instructions there first, like the comment in your question mentions.

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