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Setting up git, node, npm, and a node version manager from scratch
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Installation guide

Git

I used the Git OSX Installer.

Node

I used the Node.js Mac Installer to install the current version of Node. It installed to /usr/local/bin.

NPM

NPM is bundled with Node. It installed to /usr/local/bin.

n

I considered nave, nvm, and n, and settled on n due to its simplicity.

When I tried to install n with npm install -g n, I ran into a permissions problem. I followed this advice about how you shouldn't use sudo to install packages and set my user account as the owner of /usr/local instead.

To set a default n-managed node version, simply add n <version> to your bashrc.

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