Example tutorial for installing nodejs and npm under linux

1. Download the npm package

Download the npm installation package from the official website. The stable version is on the left and the latest version is on the right.

2. Unzip and create a link

Extract the compressed package to the /opt (general software is placed in this directory) directory. You can see that there are two executable files node and npm in the bin directory. Create a link to the file in /usr/local/bin

sudo ln -s /opt/node-v0.12.10-linux-x86/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node

sudo ln -s /opt/node-v0.12.10-linux-x86/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/npm

and then use node -v, npm - vVerify whether it is successful

3. Use Taobao npm source

Modify the configuration file .bashrc. If you modify the .bashrc file under a specific user, it will only take effect for that user. If you want it to take effect for all users , can modify the global configuration file. For example, /etc/profile or /etc/bash.bashrc

Add the following code at the end of the configuration file:

alias cnpm="npm --registry= \--cache=$HOME/.npm/.cache/cnpm \--disturl=https://npm.taobao.org/dist \--userconfig=$HOME/.cnpmrc"

After modification, use source /etc/profile ( source and then modify the specific file) to make the configuration take effect.

Then you can use cnpm to install the plug-in

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