npm-global-no-sudo

This script fixes the issues encountered when you are required to use 'sudo' to install npm global packages. The fix consists in creating a new local directory for global packages (default: ~/.npm-packages), configure node to use it and fix permissions. Existing global packages will be backed up and reinstalled after the fix.

The script is an improved version of npm-g_nosudo, based on the guide npm-global-without-sudo.

Usage:

Download:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/baxy/npm-global-no-sudo/master/npm-global-no-sudo.sh

or

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/baxy/npm-global-no-sudo/master/npm-global-no-sudo.sh

Make executable:

chmod +x npm-global-no-sudo.sh

Run:

./npm-global-no-sudo.sh

Important

1. After updating your environment files, you will need to source the corresponding file before your npm binaries will be found in the current terminal session, e.g. for bash:

   source ~/.bashrc
   

2. If NPM needs to be updated, sudo is still required:

   sudo npm install -g npm@latest
   

3. The script may cause issues if Node Version Manager is found installed. In this case it will exit and do nothing.

License

MIT © Adrian Sabau