> What arcana? Windows is not Unix and it uses PATH variable too.
That's a whole additional world of arcana, since the Windows PATH variable works subtly differently, and is configured through a (fairly obtuse) GUI in an unrelated settings panel.
> On most Linux distros you can simply run the equivalent to `sudo apt-get install nodejs`
The OP is however on a Mac, where there isn't a default package manager. Now suddenly novices have to go learn about the differences between Homebrew vs MacPorts, and why neither one works properly on their shiny new MacBook.
> Just as an aside, GUI installers are an absolute cancer
For us linux sysadmins? Sure. For the rest of the world GUI installers are just how computers work.
That's a whole additional world of arcana, since the Windows PATH variable works subtly differently, and is configured through a (fairly obtuse) GUI in an unrelated settings panel.
> On most Linux distros you can simply run the equivalent to `sudo apt-get install nodejs`
The OP is however on a Mac, where there isn't a default package manager. Now suddenly novices have to go learn about the differences between Homebrew vs MacPorts, and why neither one works properly on their shiny new MacBook.
> Just as an aside, GUI installers are an absolute cancer
For us linux sysadmins? Sure. For the rest of the world GUI installers are just how computers work.