Index: node-git.113133badb/deps/npm/lib/commands/help-search.js
===================================================================
--- node-git.113133badb.orig/deps/npm/lib/commands/help-search.js
+++ node-git.113133badb/deps/npm/lib/commands/help-search.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class HelpSearch extends BaseCommand {
       throw this.usageError()
     }
 
-    const docPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'docs/content')
+    const docPath = '/usr/share/doc/packages/nodejs'
     const files = await glob(`${docPath}/*/*.md`)
     const data = await this.readFiles(files)
     const results = await this.searchFiles(args, data, files)
Index: node-git.113133badb/deps/npm/lib/npm.js
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--- node-git.113133badb.orig/deps/npm/lib/npm.js
+++ node-git.113133badb/deps/npm/lib/npm.js
@@ -329,7 +329,13 @@ class Npm extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   get globalPrefix () {
-    return this.config.globalPrefix
+    let prefix = this.config.globalPrefix
+
+    // don't poop all over distro territory - use /usr/local instead
+    if (prefix === '/usr')
+      return '/usr/local'
+
+    return prefix;
   }
 
   set globalPrefix (r) {