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| Installing nvm | 10 |
FreeSewing is built with Node.js, a JavaScript runtime.
You'll need to install Node JS on your system, and to do so, we'll use nvm, short for Node version manager.
Using nvm has a number of benefits in comparison with installing Node from the node.js website, or from a package provided by your linux distribution:
- You can easily switch between different Node versions
- Everything gets installed in your home folder, avoiding permission problems
To setup nvm, follow the install instructions in the nvm README.
The TL;DR: is to run the following command in a terminal:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash
If you don't have curl on your system, here's an alternative approach using wget:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash
After the script is completed, try running the following command:
nvm
If all goes well, it should show you the nvm help.
If you get nvm: command not found or something similar, close the current terminal
window, and open a new one. Now nvm should be found.