Problem installing node js and npm on Manjaro linux

Question

OS: Manjaro
I installed npm and nodejs by this command: sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
after installation i have an error:

~]$ npm -v
node: error while loading shared libraries: libicui18n.so.67: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
~]$ node --version
node: error while loading shared libraries: libicui18n.so.67: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

How can i solve this problem?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 17 '21 at 22:34

8

Install nvm (Node Version Manager)
```
 yay -S nvm
```
Load nvm
```
 source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
```
You can also add the above line in your environment file such as .bashrc so you won’t have to do it every time.
Install Node.js and npm
```
 nvm -g install npm
```

Test your setup – open a new terminal and install a package using npm

 $ nvm use stable
 $ nvm -g install browser-sync
 $ browser-sync start --server

edited Oct 17 '21 at 22:34

Fudge

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answered Oct 04 '20 at 13:44

Gulshan Yadav

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on the 3rd point, he gives me the fact that I did not specify the command / flag correctly. using the command suggested reverts me to the original problem.```nvm install-latest-npm Attempting to upgrade to the latest working version of npm... node: error while loading shared libraries: libicui18n.so.67: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Unable to obtain node version. ``` – Иван Oct 04 '20 at 14:31
use sudo while using npm commands. and also there's a mistake..please use npm instead of nvm – Gulshan Yadav Oct 10 '20 at 16:49
@GulshanYadav. In 4th point, nvm install npm too? – Smart Manoj Jan 24 '21 at 09:17

OtienoSamwel · Answer 2 · 2022-07-31T00:33:40.000

2

I found that you need to install both nodejs and npm from the package manager. If you first install npm however, node is automatically installed as a dependency.

yay -S npm

edited Jul 31 '22 at 00:33

answered Jan 05 '22 at 10:33

OtienoSamwel

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 01 '21 at 06:21

1

Installing:

pamac install nodejs

pacman -S nodejs

refer : https://discover.manjaro.org/packages/nodejs

answered Mar 01 '21 at 06:21

ZEN

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 24 '23 at 07:25

Modified from Gulshan Yadav's answer.

Install nvm (Node Version Manager)

sudo pacman -S nvm

Load nvm & add executable to bashrc

source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
echo '[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"' | tee -a ~/.bashrc

Install Node.js and npm

nvm install stable

Test your setup

npm install -g nativefier
nativefier --name Deepl "https://deepl.com"
cd Deepl-linux-x64
./Deepl

Problem installing node js and npm on Manjaro linux

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