npm install -g not working

Question

I'm trying to run node.js tutorials from NodeSchool, I've run the following commands:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo npm install -g javascripting
javascripting

(build-essential was already installed)

Now, after javascripting I get the following error message:

bash: /usr/local/bin/javascripting: No such file or directory

And when I do npm list -g I get a list that starts with the following:

/usr/lib
├─┬ javascripting@1.12.0

Which leads me to believe javascripting is there, but for some reason the terminal is not looking for globally defined commands, how can I get javascripting to run from the terminal as a global command?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 01 '15 at 00:56

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I figured it out just before posting the question so I thought I might just post the answer as well.

The reason my terminal is not searching for global commands is because I'm not running as administrator, sudo javascripting works.

answered May 01 '15 at 00:56

Eduardo Wada

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This is why I can't stand the "official" Node installation instructions for Ubuntu. You shouldn't have to (or want to) run third-party node modules with admin privileges. I strongly recommend installing Node with nvm. – Michael Martin-Smucker May 26 '15 at 16:49

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