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morris_tai

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Registered: 2023-04-30

Posts: 1

Why install npm/nodejs via pacman result in /usr/lib/node_modules

Hi all, I'm new here. (Sorry if this is a dumb question.)
But I recently found out that if I install node/npm in Arch via pacman/yay, it will default install node_modules in /usr/lib/node_modules. Shouldn't it install inside /usr/local/lib/node_modules?
Now every time I install something via npm, I need to be root. Does anyone know how to fix it? Thanks for any replies.

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 11,544

Re: Why install npm/nodejs via pacman result in /usr/lib/node_modules

Packages don't go to /usr/local/. Ever. Even there, you would still need root.

yochananmarqos

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Registered: 2020-02-05

Posts: 196

Re: Why install npm/nodejs via pacman result in /usr/lib/node_modules

See https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_p … irectories

You should never install anything with NPM, Pip, etc. as root. For development, you should be using a virtual environment.

Last edited by yochananmarqos (2023-04-30 19:44:02)