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Node executables not doing anything

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I have some node executables installed on an Ubuntu server but whenever I try to execute them nothing happens. I don't even get an error message. I know they're in my path because which executable_name works. When I do which -a node I get two outputs:

/usr/sbin/node  

/usr/bin/node

I feel like this has something to do with the problem but I have no idea what to do. Help.

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answered 1 Year ago kilusy · Accepted Answer

According to this answer:

sudo apt-get --purge remove node

sudo apt-get --purge remove nodejs

sudo apt-get install nodejs



# Confirm it worked

node --version       # v0.10.13

ls -la `which node`  # ... /usr/bin/node -> /etc/alternatives/node

Solved my problem.