nvm alias default not working as expected

[attisimon]

Operating system and version:

openSUSE Tumbleweed 20240514 (KDE, Wayland)

nvm debug output:

nvm --version: v0.39.7
$SHELL: /bin/bash
$SHLVL: 1
whoami: 'attila'
${HOME}: /home/attila
${NVM_DIR}: '${HOME}/.nvm'
${PATH}: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v16.20.2/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/snap/bin:${HOME}/.config/composer/vendor/bin:${HOME}/.config/composer/vendor/bin
$PREFIX: ''
${NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX}: ''
$NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR: ''
$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR: ''
shell version: 'GNU bash, version 5.2.26(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux)'
uname -a: 'Linux 6.8.9-1-default #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri May 10 08:51:14 UTC 2024 (d3445e0) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux'
checksum binary: 'sha256sum'
OS version: Welcome to openSUSE Tumbleweed 20240514 - Kernel  ().
awk: /usr/bin/awk, GNU Awk 5.3.0, API 4.0, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.2.1, GNU MP 6.3.0)
curl: /usr/bin/curl, curl 8.7.1 (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu) libcurl/8.7.1 OpenSSL/3.1.4 zlib/1.3.1 brotli/1.1.0 zstd/1.5.6 libidn2/2.3.7 libpsl/0.21.5 libssh/0.10.6/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.61.0 OpenLDAP/2.6.6
wget: /usr/bin/wget, GNU Wget 1.24.5 built on linux-gnu.
git: /usr/bin/git, git version 2.45.0
grep: /usr/bin/grep (grep --color=auto), grep (GNU grep) 3.11
sed: /usr/bin/sed, sed (GNU sed) 4.9
cut: /usr/bin/cut, cut (GNU coreutils) 9.5
basename: /usr/bin/basename, basename (GNU coreutils) 9.5
rm: /usr/bin/rm, rm (GNU coreutils) 9.5
mkdir: /usr/bin/mkdir, mkdir (GNU coreutils) 9.5
xargs: /usr/bin/xargs, xargs (GNU findutils) 4.9.0
nvm current: v16.20.2
which node: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v16.20.2/bin/node
which iojs: which: no iojs in (${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v16.20.2/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/snap/bin:${HOME}/.config/composer/vendor/bin:${HOME}/.config/composer/vendor/bin)
which npm: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v16.20.2/bin/npm
npm config get prefix: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v16.20.2
npm root -g: ${NVM_DIR}/versions/node/v16.20.2/lib/node_modules

nvm ls output:

       v14.21.3
->     v16.20.2
       v18.20.2
       v20.13.1
default -> lts/hydrogen (-> v18.20.2)
iojs -> N/A (default)
unstable -> N/A (default)
node -> stable (-> v20.13.1) (default)
stable -> 20.13 (-> v20.13.1) (default)
lts/* -> lts/iron (-> v20.13.1)
lts/argon -> v4.9.1 (-> N/A)
lts/boron -> v6.17.1 (-> N/A)
lts/carbon -> v8.17.0 (-> N/A)
lts/dubnium -> v10.24.1 (-> N/A)
lts/erbium -> v12.22.12 (-> N/A)
lts/fermium -> v14.21.3
lts/gallium -> v16.20.2
lts/hydrogen -> v18.20.2
lts/iron -> v20.13.1

How did you install nvm?

script in readme:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash

What steps did you perform?

• installed 16
• installed 18
• installed 20
• set alias default to 18, later on to lts/hydrogen
• later installed 14 also

What happened?

Every new shell defaults to 16 instead of 18, I have to manually set the default with nvm use default

What did you expect to happen?

The default version to load by default :) in every new shell.

Is there anything in any of your profile files that modifies the PATH?

.bashrc:

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion

.

[ljharb]

In the dir you're opening the shell, is there a .nvmrc file?

[attisimon]

There is no .nvmrc file, this happens in any folder.
Or should I say it was happening, after a reboot everything seems to be happening as expected, any new shell has the default as default, 18 in my case.

[ljharb]

Weird, please reopen if it happens again.

[attisimon]

Just a note, this happened again, when having version 16 as default and setting 18 as the new default. Last time I thought there was an update that needed a system restart, but this time there was no update. However, the problem went away again with a restart.

The steps I took this time was:
0. I had version 16 set as default, with version 14 and 18 also installed

1. I set the new default to be lts/hydrogen and set to 'use' the new default
2. node -v returned version 18 as expected, but if the Terminal was restarted, the command returned version 16, even if nvm list was displaying the default alias as lts/hydrogen
3. I removed version 16 to make sure 18 will be the default
4. after a reboot, out of curiosity, I installed lts/gallium again and node -v this time returned version 18 as expected

For now I cannot inspect this any further, but I will make a note in the future if I notice anything

[ljharb]

Thanks. It would have been helpful to know what the value of $PATH was during step 2, for future reference.

[attisimon]

I have checked the $PATH when setting a different version as default, this time lts/iron, and it seems like the nvm version is reset to the last used value when restarting the terminal or app. However, if I restart the computer, the updated value appears in $PATH without any intervention.

[ljharb]

@attisimon "reset to the last used value" is bizarre and not how nvm is supposed to work, i'd love to look through your profile files if that's an option :-)

[attisimon]

We could also say that the new settings "do not stick", which sounds even more bizarre :)

.profile:

# Sample .profile for SUSE Linux
# rewritten by Christian Steinruecken <cstein@suse.de>
#
# This file is read each time a login shell is started.
# All other interactive shells will only read .bashrc; this is particularly
# important for language settings, see below.

test -z "$PROFILEREAD" && . /etc/profile || true

# Some applications read the EDITOR variable to determine your favourite text
# editor. So uncomment the line below and enter the editor of your choice :-)
#export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim
#export EDITOR=/usr/bin/mcedit

# For some news readers it makes sense to specify the NEWSSERVER variable here
#export NEWSSERVER=your.news.server

# Some people don't like fortune. If you uncomment the following lines,
# you will have a fortune each time you log in ;-)

#if [ -x /usr/bin/fortune ] ; then
#    echo
#    /usr/bin/fortune
#    echo
#fi


# Added by Toolbox App
export PATH="$PATH:/home/username/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts"

.bashrc:

# Sample .bashrc for SUSE Linux
# Copyright (c) SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH

# There are 3 different types of shells in bash: the login shell, normal shell
# and interactive shell. Login shells read ~/.profile and interactive shells
# read ~/.bashrc; in our setup, /etc/profile sources ~/.bashrc - thus all
# settings made here will also take effect in a login shell.
#
# NOTE: It is recommended to make language settings in ~/.profile rather than
# here, since multilingual X sessions would not work properly if LANG is over-
# ridden in every subshell.

test -s ~/.alias && . ~/.alias || true

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion

export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin

export ANDROID_HOME=/home/username/Android/Sdk/
export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/home/username/Android/Sdk/
export SAUCE_USERNAME="XXXXXX"
export SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY="XXXXXX"

export VDPAU_DRIVER="va_gl"

export CAPACITOR_ANDROID_STUDIO_PATH='/var/lib/flatpak/app/com.google.AndroidStudio/current/active/files/extra/android-studio/bin/studio.sh'

export SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/ssh/ksshaskpass

# env vars
export NEXUS_USERNAME=XXXXXX
export NEXUS_PASSWORD=XXXXXX
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/Path/To/chromedriver/
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/Path/To/maven/apache-maven-X.Y.Z/bin/


#THIS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE FILE FOR SDKMAN TO WORK!!!
export SDKMAN_DIR="$HOME/.sdkman"
[[ -s "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh" ]] && source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"

I also have nodejs22 installed from the default repos, but this was installed automatically as a dependency. I think this should not affect nvm.

Is there any other file I should look for?

[ljharb]

.bash_profile or .zshrc, perhaps? everything in there looks fine tho (unfortunately).

Does SUSE have some kind of feature where it preserves the PATH and/or shell environment across sessions?

[attisimon]

I don't have a .bash_profile.
.zshrc was created automatically by SDKMAN, but I don't have the zsh package installed. It contains the last section from .bashrc, required by SDKMAN.

I am not sure about such a SUSE feature, it would be strange though. Maybe I will open a thread in their forums to double-check.

[thomasfromont-adeo]

Hi,
I resolved the issue of "changing the default, but opening a new term still used the 'old' default."

It looked like I had multiple init of nvm from .profile and .bashrc and oh-my-zsh plugin, so I commented out most of the lines, set the default to v18, rebooted, set the default to lts/* and now every newly lauched term uses the lts/iron (v20) version like expected !