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Could not determine Node.js install directory

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#271 opened on Dec 2, 2021

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After installing the latest version of nodejs with asdf install nodejs latest and then setting it as global with asdf global nodejs latest, when I type node, it works as expected, but if I use npm or npx, they give the errors:

npm: Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, uv_pipe_open Error: Cannot find module '\\wsl$\Ubuntu\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'

npx: Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, uv_pipe_open.

And the last line when running either of these is Could not determine Node.js install directory.

I am using a WSL with Ubuntu downloaded from the Microsoft store.

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Investigate the path resolution for npm/npx in asdf nodejs when installed on WSL, particularly the interaction with Windows path conversion and symlinks.
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