how can I find my node.js files in linux, /usr/bin/node is not working

running dpkg-query -L nodejs will list the full path to every file belonging to the nodejs package. If /usr/bin/node is not there (it should be a symlink to /usr/bin/nodejs), then something went wrong with the apt-get install.

don't worry sudo apt-get install nodejs installs a version of nodejs which is normally outdated. /usr/bin/nodejs is therefore fine.

Do some additional work to use only node for the command line:

1. install package manager npm: sudo apt-get install npm

2. then upgrade npm: sudo npm cache clear --force && sudo npm install -g npm

3. next install n: sudo npm install -g n which is a version manager for node.

4. after this upgrade your node installation: sudo n stable this will create a /usr/bin/node script which fixes your described issue so you can use node app.js to execute your app instead of nodejs app.js.

You can downgrade node to a desired version, e.g: sudo n 0.12.4

check your version to verify: node --version

In order to find the installation path, write the below command in the terminal:

which node

If it doesn't succeed, try this one:

which nodejs

Same thing for finding npm installation path:

which npm

If you are on Windows, write where instead of which

Hope, it helps :)