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`sudo pkgm install` doesn't work

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
linux, shell, typescript, ubuntu
Domain
cli, operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported commands on WSL 2 with Ubuntu 20.04.6, comparing pkgm install node with sudo pkgm install node and the direct pkgx invocation. Trace how the CLI is launched under sudo; done means the sudo form installs the package without the permission error.

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Description

pkgx version : 2.7.0
pkgm version : 0.11.1
OS : WSL 2, Ubutun 20.04.6

pkgm install without sudo works, but with sudo I have this error message:

$ sudo pkgm install node
sudo: unable to execute /root/.pkgx/pkgx.sh/v2.7.0/bin/pkgx: Permission denied

But I can run this

$ sudo /root/.pkgx/pkgx.sh/v2.7.0/bin/pkgx -v
pkgx 2.7.0
Dominant language
TypeScript
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