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How to Prevent Permissions Errors

How to Prevent Permissions Errors

  1. Back-up your computer before you start.

  2. Make a directory for global installations:

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    mkdir ~/.npm-global

  3. Configure npm to use the new directory path:

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    npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

  4. Open or create a ~/.bashrc file and add this line:

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    export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH

  5. Back on the command line, update your system variables:

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    source ~/.profile

  6. Test: Download a package globally without using sudo.

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    npm install -g jshint