brew install npm "npm: command not found"

Question

I've installed node using brew install node and when I use the node -v I get following v5.0.0. However when I try to run the npm command I get npm: command not found.

I've tried to run brew install npm, however I just got following response node-5.0.0 already installed.

It happened with node also returning command not found, but that I fixed by running brew link node, however npm still does not seem to work.

How can I resolve this problem?

Answer 1

I fixed it by running brew link node@18, remember to use @ if you installed a specific version from the brew, otherwise brew link node should work.

If you are not sure what version you install, you can go to the folder /opt/homebrew/Cellar/ to check what version of node you have installed.

Answer 2

Try running

$ brew postinstall node

If you ever ran sudo npm / sudo yarn, then you might need to change the owner of your global node_modules folder:

$ sudo chown -R "$(id -un)" "${NODE_PATH:-/usr/local/lib/node_modules}"

Answer 3

Try the following:

$ brew update
$ brew uninstall node
$ brew install node
$ sudo chown -R YourLocalUserName /usr/local/lib/node_modules/
$ brew postinstall node

Answer 4

running: echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/node@16/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc should work, change node@16 to just node or which ever version you just installed.

Answer 5

the same problem with you, I fixed by:

/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js i -g npm

Answer 6

I used cyrillic (non-latin) characters in my hostname/computername on mac. And that was the problem. After i changed this and reinstalled node/npm with Homebrew everything worked like normal. No utf8 in 2017? :/

Answer 7

I encountered the same issue. After searching and reading different things online, what worked for me was:

$ brew postinstall node

However, first please do execute:

$ brew doctor

and follow the instructions there first, like the comment in your question mentions.