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# NPM
## Resolving EACCES permissions errors when installing packages globally
1. Back up your computer.
2. On the command line, in your home directory, create a directory for global installations:
```
mkdir ~/.npm-global
```
3. Configure npm to use the new directory path:
```
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
```
4. In your preferred text editor, open or create a `~/.profile` file and add this line:
```
export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
```
5. On the command line, update your system variables:
```
source ~/.profile
```
6. To test your new configuration, install a package globally without using `sudo`:
```
npm install -g jshint
```