Check for /usr/bin/nodejs for Debian/Ubuntu based systems

[rohandhruva]

I tried installing keybase, but it failed on Ubuntu with this error:

rdhruva@ubuntu:~$ keybase-installer 
/usr/bin/env: node: No such file or directory

Turns out that Debian based systems install node as /usr/bin/nodejs and not /usr/bin/node (because of an already existing package called node). I suggest checking for /usr/bin/nodejs in addition to 'node'. If that is not possible, putting a note on website that debian-based linux systems should install package nodejs-legacy also works (this package creates a symlink /usr/bin/node to /usr/bin/nodejs.

[benmayne]

same on linux mint. this worked: nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#3911

[philihp]

Also happens in Ubuntu 14.04

[flickerfly]

Looks like some progress has been made on this: See: https://github.com/keybase/node-installer/blob/master/bin/main.sh.

I don't see it fully implemented yet.

[maxtaco]

I gave up on it when I realized that none of the other node programs workaround it, and any fix is likely to be brittle.

Does it work to apt-get install nodejs-legacy ?

[malgorithms]

we now have clearer documentation on this.

[TamaMcGlinn]

Same problem, in ubuntu 14.04
sudo apt-get install nodejs-legacy
solved it

[adiroiban]

After each upgrade I do

$ vi `which keybase`

an replace node with nodejs

[cjb]

We've stopped making releases of the old nodejs client, there's a new Go one to replace it.

[adiroiban]

Ah... I see...

I run keybase and it asked me to run keybase-installer to update to latest version... it did not mention anything about Go :)

maybe keybase-installer should also be updated to emit a warning that nodejs client is obsolete and that people should go for go :)

So basically this should be closes as won't fix. Right?

Thanks!