setting up with linux - PureScript

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Mason Mackaman

Just got linux booted up for the first time (manjaro) and I'm trying to get my dev environment going, but npm i -g purescript is failing. I tried installing stack with pacman, and it got a little farther, but still failed.

miles

What's the npm failure message?
Here's a video walkthrough for ubuntu. I suspect it will also apply to manjaro.
YouTube - Getting Started with PureScript by the Book

Mason Mackaman

I figured out the issue. I had to symlink an new version of a file to the name of the old version