nodejs not node on Ubuntu Server

[nicekiwi]

On an ubuntu server nodejs is accessed via the "nodejs" command, not the "node" command.

So the "npm start" command will break.

[vyp]

So how do you suggest to fix it? If you have a solution that is.

What about simply aliasing node as nodejs in your shell? (And then consequently mentioning that somewhere for ubuntu server users.)

[nicekiwi]

I suppose there not much more you could do, without making things overly complicated that is.

[vyp]

Well I guess a small script may be written (but with what commands I do not exactly know), but I think a simpler solution would be for the user themselves handle this via aliases, or if using a script or something, use the actual command itself (instead of npm start), but substitute nodejs in place of node.

Keep in mind I'm not the owner, nor a collaborator of this project, so I'm not speaking for them, just my own thoughts.

[abslodov]

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

[vyp]

@inexion Obvious solution, not sure why I didn't think of that lol. Thanks!

[ryanlelek]

As @inexion mentioned, a symlink of /usr/bin/nodejs to /usr/bin/node is a clean solution.
Alternatively, you can alter ./bin/www in the Raneto project to use "nodejs" instead of "node"

Closing issue.