[Bug] Doctor command reports false positive for leftover npm installation
Bug Description
the doctor feature still reporting lefover installation:
dan@Dan25:~$ cld doctor
Diagnostics
└ Currently running: native (2.1.32)
└ Path: /home/dan/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.32
└ Invoked: /home/dan/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.32
└ Config install method: native
└ Search: OK (bundled)
Warning: Multiple installations found
└ npm-global at /home/dan/.local/bin/claude
└ native at /home/dan/.local/bin/claude
Warning: Leftover npm global installation at /home/dan/.local/bin/claude
Fix: Run: npm -g uninstall @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Updates
└ Auto-updates: enabled
└ Auto-update channel: stable
└ Stable version: 2.1.32
└ Latest version: 2.1.42
Version Locks
└ No active version locks
Press Enter to continue…
dan@Dan25:~$ npm list -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
/home/dan/.local/lib
└── (empty)
suggested removal of /home/dan/.local/bin/claude and reinstallation done, the message still remains same
see also the symlink:
dan@Dan25:~$ ll /home/dan/.local/bin/claude
lrwxrwxrwx 1 dan dan 45 2026-02-15 17:04 /home/dan/.local/bin/claude -> /home/dan/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.32*
Environment Info
- Platform: linux
- Terminal: gnome-terminal
- Version: 2.1.32
- Feedback ID: ddd89a34-0f22-4ba4-84d6-894dd4fe2f45
Errors
- none
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