Warning: node already installed, it’s just not linked Mac OSX
Warning: homebrew/versions/node012-0.12.9 already installed, it’s just not linked
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Node already installed, it’s just not linked
You might have installed node on your Mac but might be facing the error
Warning: homebrew/versions/node012-0.12.9 already installed, it's just not linked
The version here considered is node012, it could be for any version. This error means node is alerady installed which could be checked by the following command.
Ajeets-MacBook-Pro:~ zombie$ brew search node
homebrew/versions/node010 homebrew/versions/node06 leafnode nodebrew
homebrew/versions/node012 ✔ homebrew/versions/node08 node nodeenv
homebrew/versions/node04 homebrew/versions/node4-lts node-build nodenv
As you can see the homebrew/versions/node012 is already installed as there is a tick in front of it. Now we only need to link it with the following command
brew link homebrew/versions/node012
You can check if it has been linked properly by checking the node version which should not through the same error again.
Ajeets-MacBook-Pro:~ zombie$ node -v
v0.12.9