On debian, I've run the following command to symlink `node` to the
repo-installed `nodejs`:

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

This will allow you to use the distribution's version of node while keeping
compatibility with the other applications you've mentioned.

On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Alex Kocharin <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> The binary file for node.js project is called "node", and all scripts use
> that. This is not an issue in jslint/jshint, etc.
>
> But debian/ubuntu/etc. distributions used to have their own executable
> named "node", so they renamed node.js binary to "nodejs" thereby causing
> this issue.
>
> I think the majority of users are on linux here, but we're using version
> from nodejs.org which is named correctly.
>
> Imho, just use "nodejs-legacy" package if it works for you. Its name is
> misleading: it is just a symlink, there is no "legacy" in it.
>
>
> 28.11.2014, 21:46, "Brady Trainor" <[email protected]>:
>
> Hi, I'm trying to learn JavaScript fast.
>
> I had some trouble today trying to get Tern, JSLint and JSHint setup.
>
> With some help on an IRC, we discovered I installed a node utility which
> was not related to nodejs.
>
> This is like a bug, as, if I install nodejs, and try to execute 'node', it
> tells me it is missing, and to install blah (assume I didn't read it
> carefully).
>
> So I install node utility. And things don't work. I can execute nodejs
> command. But those apps Tern etc. won't work.
>
> The solution is to remove node package, and install nodejs-legacy.
>
> Should the maintainers of these projects be made aware of this issue? Does
> legacy mean the node command is being phased out? I believe their packages
> look for node command.
>
> Maybe the majority of users are on OS X, and so this troubleshooting issue
> in't included in documentation, blogs etc.
>
>
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