Installing in ubuntu did not work:: npm install -g strongloop

[Hassan Khan]

I installed, seems like it installed fine in /usr/local/bin/slc. When I try to create an app $slc loopback, nothing happens. Command prompt appears. It is not even responding to basic options. Kind of stuck. I am using Ubuntu 14.01.1.

reza@ubuntu:~/nodeprojects$ slc version

reza@ubuntu:~/nodeprojects$

[Paul Van Bladel]

Does Node work?

In case not, Ubuntu has already a package called Node, so you need to create a symlink:

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

The above worked for me.

-paul.

[Simon Ho]

As Paul stated, do you have Node installed properly? Is npm installed properly? What is the output of `node -v` and `npm -v`?

[Sumitha Nathan]

Reza,

Noticed you comment on the blog as well, answering it here. One of our other users pointed out that on ubuntu we need a few additional steps. We are in the process of adding to docs too. Please try this.

You need to add the slc path to your .bashrc file like this:

First add this to the end of the .bashrc:

export PATH=/root/npm/bin:$PATH

Then reset your console source with this:

$ source .bashrc

That works otherwise slc is registered to something called heimdal-multidev

"npm install -g strongloop" installs fine, but does not register a path.

and let us know.

[Sumitha Nathan]

Can you tell us the output of "which slc" to see if it is picking the right slc.

[Lee Johnson]

I'm having the same issue in Ubuntu. I've added this to my .bashrc file and also reset but it's still picking up heimdal-multidev. Are we sure that the path is correct?

[Antriksh Yadav]

I have the same issue. Has someone resolved this yet? I am getting really frustrated.

[吕锦昂]

I solved this by install `node-legacy` in ubuntu, apt-get install node-legacy.