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bash: npm: command not found in Debian 9.3

I am using Debian 9.3. (stretch) I cannot run "npm" commands.

Output for node -v

node -v

bash: node: command not found


Output for nodejs -v

nodejs -v

v4.8.2


Output for npm -v

npm -v

bash: npm: command not found


I'm a newbie on Debian and I can't understand what's happening.
- I already reinstall Node.js
- I already tried following the steps of the Official Page.
- I already ran apt-get install npm Output E: Unable to locate package npm.
- I was at Debian Testing and have the same error when I was there.

apt-get install npm

E: Unable to locate package npm

Thanks for read and help
- Melt

4 Answers
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Did you installed node js from their website? if that's not the case remove it apt-get remove nodejs
and install it from this link (follow this steps)
https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions

apt-get remove nodejs

After seing your version i realized that you are running an older version of nodejs... please remove the current nodejs version (V4.8.2) and install it via this link https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions
It will give you the last version (mine is V9.2.0) with NPM installed aswell.

which npm

You got an old version of the package (append to me on debian 9)

if you try : apt-cache show nodejs i think you will see the multiple version proposal.

apt-cache show nodejs

just find the good repository name you want to use for your nodejs install :

Exemple for me it was :

cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x stretch main
deb-src https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x stretch main


And force the use of stretch repository during install :

sudo apt install -t stretch nodejs


since install is complete you got all the packages in the expected versions :

$ nodejs -v
v10.7.0
$ npm -v
6.1.0


I had same problem with debian then I tried this and problem solved.

Run this is command

curl -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh

check version

npm -v

You should see this after doing these steps

If nodejs -v shows version, it means nodejs is installed. you need to create soft link for node. Run below commands:

nodejs -v

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

And run

sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

Now check node -v and npm -v. It will show version.

node -v

npm -v

sudo apt-get install npm

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