Unable to install Nodejs

[Vm900]

Hi
Been trying to install nodejs for days without any success.
I keep getting the following error messages:
dpkg: error processing archive /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/var/cache/apt/archives/nodejs_8.10.0_arm.deb(--unpack): corrupted filesystem tarfile -corrupted package archive
dpkg-deb (subprocess): decompressing archive member: Izma write error: Broken pipe
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/var/cache/apt/archives/nodejs_8.10.0_arm.deb
E: Sub-process /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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Please Help
Thanks

[ghost]

Did you try install via Termux repo or official tarball? If official install, too does not work, NVM may work still.. Try installation via NVM.

[ghost]

@Vm900 Does pkg install nodejs work? It installs version 8.11.2 (the latest LTS version).

[goodevilgenius]

I tried nvm, and it doesn't work on Termux because nvm doesn't work if PREFIX is set. It shows an error saying it doesn't work if PREFIX is set.

I tried to get around it by doing the following:

PREFIX= nvm use --delete-prefix stable

This let it use the proper version, and npm and npx both worked, but node failed. I suspect node and npm have some conflict with the PREFIX and the way nvm sets it.

There's more info at nvm-sh/nvm#1645 (comment)

But, I am able to use the version from the regular repos. Just pkg install nodejs, and it works fine. Unfortunately, it's only 9.11.1, instead of the most recent version.

[ljharb]

Specifically, npm itself uses $PREFIX - so the collision means that Termux chould maybe alternatively support $TERMUX_PREFIX, and then Termux users could use either one, but node/npm users could use the termux-specific one?

[ghost]

Is that possible to normally install the ARM binary tarball provided on NodeJS website?

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On Jun 14, 2018 12:44 AM, Dan Jones ***@***.***> wrote: I tried nvm, and it doesn't work on Termux because nvm doesn't work if PREFIX is set. It shows an error saying it doesn't work if PREFIX is set. I tried to get around it by doing the following: PREFIX= nvm use --delete-prefix stable This let it use the proper version, and npm and npx both worked, but node failed. I suspect node and npm have some conflict with the PREFIX and the way nvm sets it. There's more info at nvm-sh/nvm#1645 (comment) But, I am able to use the version from the regular repos. Just pkg install node, and it works fine. Unfortunately, it's only 9.11.1, instead of the most recent version. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[Vm900]

@goodevilgenius Yep it works but it installs an earlier version not the latest