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MoniqueL
MoniqueL

Reputation: 51

How to install the nvm for node.js on ubuntu 12.04

I try to install the nvm for my node.js. But I have to do export PYTHON=python2.

What is this and how does it work?

I use Ubuntu 12.04 in a virtualbox. I can't get the nvm installed... more than two days this is keeping me awake... what did I do wrong?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 2550

Answers (1)

user568109
user568109

Reputation: 47993

You need to do export PYTHON=python2 only if python3 is set by default on your system.

First check the python version by running

> python --version
> Python 2.7.3

If it shows 3.x.x then you should simply run this in this console before running installer eg.

export PYTHON=python2

then run installer

curl https://raw.github.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | sh
#or
wget -qO- https://raw.github.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | sh

See nvm docs link.

Upvotes: 5

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