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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 few benefits in comparison with installing Node from the node.js website, or from a package providide 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, run the following command in a terminal window:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.36.0/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/v0.36.0/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 Terminal application, and open a new one. Now nvm should be found.