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Merge pull request #3499 from envygeeks/patch-1

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Add alternatives alternative to symlinks.
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Kevin Sawicki
2014-09-09 18:31:22 -07:00
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@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ have Node.js installed, or node isn't identified as Node.js on your machine.
If it's the latter, entering `sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node` into
your terminal may fix the issue.
#### You can also use Alternatives
On some variants (mostly Debian based Distros) it's preferrable for you to use
Alternatives so that changes the binary paths can be fixed or alterered easily:
```
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/node node /usr/bin/nodejs 1 --slave /usr/bin/js js /usr/bin/nodejs
```
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