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--- install_yarn_latest_node.js_on_linux [11.11.2020 04:51] – created Pascal Suter
+++ install_yarn_latest_node.js_on_linux [13.11.2020 23:16] (current) – Pascal Suter
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 ====== install yarn & latest node.js on linux ======
+run all these steps as root to install nvm and node globally for all users. if you want to install node on a per-user basis, this guide is not for you, you need to modify the steps.
 remove any nodejs versions installed via the packet manager of your os .. for example linux:
-  sudo apt remove --purge nodejs
+  apt remove --purge nodejs
-install the latest version of nvm
+install the latest version of nvm. note, this will install nvm globally for all users.
-  curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/nvm-sh/nvm/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | cut -d : -f 2,3 | tr -d ' ",')/install.sh | bash
+<code>
-  export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="/opt"
-  [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
+curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/nvm-sh/nvm/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | cut -d : -f 2,3 | tr -d ' ",')/install.sh | bash
-  [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion
+echo 'export NVM_DIR="'$XDG_CONFIG_HOME'/nvm"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion' > /etc/profile.d/nvm.sh
+source /etc/profile.d/nvm.sh
+</code>
 install latest version of nodejs with nvm
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 add yarn repo (ubuntu, see [[https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install|yarn docs]] for other distros)
-  sudo apt install curl gnupg2 # in case you are on a fresh and minimalistic installation, i.e. in a Dockerfile :)
+  apt install curl gnupg2 # in case you are on a fresh and minimalistic installation, i.e. in a Dockerfile :)
-  curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
+  curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | apt-key add -
-  echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
+  echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
 install yarn without installing node.js from the repo..
-  sudo apt update && sudo apt install --no-install-recommends yarn
+  apt update && apt install --no-install-recommends yarn