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@@ -120,8 +120,10 @@ Please add your host to this section as you set it up. The best results are produced with Python3 and a virtual environment`. It can create a specific python environment using `pip`. -Virtual Environment -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Similarly, npm packages can be installed into a users $HOME directory. + +Python Virtual Environment +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Create a directory to house the virtual environment, create the environment, and then activate it. This example assumes Python3 and the `venv` module: @@ -143,6 +145,19 @@ Either way, the prompt will now change. You can install Sphinx with: When you have finished you enter `deactivate`. +NPM Per User Environment +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Change npm's default directory to a local one: + + mkdir ~/.npm-global + npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global' + +Subsequent packages installed via `npm install` will be local +to the user. The following shows the PATH changes needed. + + export PATH=${HOME}/.npm-global/bin:$PATH + Sphinx Per User Install ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |