"npm command not found" on ARM arch

[ghost]

Ubuntu 14, node v0.10.3 (arm7), chromebook with crouton.

Nvm installed without issues.

Terminal restarted

nvm use 0.10.3

npm install (anything)

command not found.

Am I missing something?

If node is installed and in my path does that mean that npm is too?

Sorry if this is a dumb question.

Thanks in advance.

[ljharb]

What does which node print out? What about which npm? Also please see #394 for Ubuntu issues.

[ghost]

Appreciate the reply, thanks.

which node returns the version that nvm install installed. i.e as expected.

Which npm returns npm not found.

[ljharb]

Can you try nvm install 0.10.30? Version numbers aren't decimals, and 0.10.3 is very different from 0.10.30

[ghost]

Thanks

Cannot install 0.10.30 (no arm binary in the dist) however have tried 0.10.25 and 0.11.4 which install but problem remains.

I can try 0.10.30 on a nitrous box which runs on intel just to make sure it's not me.

Am I right in assuming that the install script generates the necessary path changes for both node and npm in .zshrc? Or, do I need to do something else?

Should I be seeing symlinks to new directories created by nvm at the system root /usr/bin/something
or
is everything in the home/nvm directory?

[ljharb]

Everything is contained in the $NVM_DIR directory. nvm works by modifying your PATH to check in the selected version's bin directory.

nvm install -s 0.10.30 should install from source just fine, fwiw.

What shell are you using?

Please also see #394 - ubuntu seems to have a lot of issues with nvm specifically.

[ghost]

Thanks for the super prompt replies, it's really appreciated.

Your answer ties in with what i thought was supposed to happen.

I cant find an arm compatible dist here: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.30/

I have tried it and it refuses to install. I'm using an arm7 chip btw.

My shell is zsh.

I've not had any permission errors ref#394.

Now I'm clear on what's supposed to happen I'll carry on trying to find a solution and if it helps others will report back.

Thanks again.