diff --git a/.config/npm/npmrc b/.config/npm/npmrc
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/npm/npmrc
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+prefix=${HOME}/.local
diff --git a/.environment.d/npm.env b/.environment.d/npm.env
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--- /dev/null
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+NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG=$HOME/.config/npm/npmrc