NPM completely broken and won't reinstall after failed upgrade - npm

Mac Catalina 10.15.6
I already had npm installed. I wanted to upgrade so I ran the following.
npm install -g npm
Below is the output:
$name#$names-MacBook-Pro desktop % npm install -g npm
/usr/local/bin/npx -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
/usr/local/bin/npm -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
npm ERR! code EEXIST npm ERR! syscall symlink npm ERR! path
../../../lib/node_modules/npm/man/man1/npm-bin.1 npm ERR! dest
/usr/local/share/man/man1/npm-bin.1 npm ERR! errno -17 npm ERR!
EEXIST: file already exists, symlink
'../../../lib/node_modules/npm/man/man1/npm-bin.1' ->
'/usr/local/share/man/man1/npm-bin.1' npm ERR! File exists:
/usr/local/share/man/man1/npm-bin.1 npm ERR! Remove the existing file
and try again, or run npm npm ERR! with --force to overwrite files
recklessly.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!
/Users/$name/.npm/_logs/2020-10-04T14_41_02_611Z-debug.log
Now all NPM commands fail.
zsh: command not found: npm
Everything from:
npm -v
sudo npm install npm -g

I just used home brew to upgrade NPM and it deleted and reinstalled all the necessary files.

This generally works for me on Mac:
brew upgrade
brew cleanup
brew install npm
(note you'll need the xcode tools if you don't have it - try xcode-select --install or check out this answer.)
Now, try npm install again and see if that changes anything.
Also, see this potentially related answer.

Related

Trying to update to latest NPM version but existence of npx is blocking it

I would like to update to the latest npm version on a mac, so of course I ran
npm install -g npm#latest
but I got the following error message
rm not removing /usr/local/bin/npm as it wasn't installed by /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm
npm WARN rm not removing /usr/local/bin/npx as it wasn't installed by /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm
npm ERR! code EEXIST
npm ERR! syscall symlink
npm ERR! path ../lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
npm ERR! dest /usr/local/bin/npx
npm ERR! errno -17
npm ERR! EEXIST: file already exists, symlink '../lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js' -> '/usr/local/bin/npx'
npm ERR! File exists: /usr/local/bin/npx
npm ERR! Remove the existing file and try again, or run npm
npm ERR! with --force to overwrite files recklessly.
Ok, I would like to not run --force to overwrite files recklessly - so how do I get npm to install the latest version in this case?

Why I can not run Npm run dev?

Guys can you please help me on this I have trouble run npm run dev for my Laravel Mix. I followed links below but still error exist. Do i have a problem on my OS? I tried to remove node_modules, run npm install --global cross-env. and run NPM install again.
'cross-env' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
https://github.com/JeffreyWay/laravel-mix/issues/478
The error I always get when I ran npm run dev :
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! # development: `cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the # development script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/baloghdominik/.npm/_logs/2020-02-26T17_05_54_290Z-debug.log
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! # dev: `npm run development`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the # dev script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/baloghdominik/.npm/_logs/2020-02-26T17_05_54_315Z-debug.log
First run
npm install cross-env
npm install
Then run
npm run dev
Simple steps :
npm cache clear --force
delete node_modules and package-lock.json
npm install
npm run dev
rm -rf node_modules
rm package-lock.json yarn.lock
npm cache clear --force
npm install
Basically delete the node_modules folder and package-lock.json file , clear cache and do an npm install. Worked for me.
In my case I had old version of node.js
so I just installed version I need:
sudo npm install n -g
sudo n stable
Or can try use latest:
sudo n latest
If u using nvm, u need use version for project. Commands helped for me:
Use default version node: nvm use system
Remove node_modules rm -rf node_modules and rm -f package-lock.json
Clear cache npm cache clear --force
Finished command npm i

gulp-sass npm ERR! Failed at the node-sass#4.9.0 install script

Im trying to install gulp-sass from terminal window in visual studio code.
other dependencies like autoprefixer, concat etc install without a problem, but gulp-sass keeps giving me this error.
> node-sass#4.9.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-sass
> node scripts/install.js
sh: node: command not found
npm ERR! file sh
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn
npm ERR! node-sass#4.9.0 install: `node scripts/install.js`
npm ERR! spawn ENOENT
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the node-sass#4.9.0 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
Im running VSC on a mac.
Any help please? I am completely new at all this btw, no programming background, just front end dev.
Thanks a lot
I have the same problem. And I found this solution:
sudo npm install -g node-sass#4.5.3 --unsafe-perm = true --allow-root
I just changed part of the code:
sudo npm install gulp-sass --unsafe-perm = true --allow-root
It worked for me.
[npm install -g node-sass#4.5.3 --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root]
This one did work for me to install the package but it failed again when I start the application
I tried with the [yarn install] instead of [npm install]
The app started successfully.
I get the same solution as you. and I tried searching on the internet and I found here http://relaxitblog.com/?p=611
then after that I installed: sudo npm install gulp-sass
after that: npm audit fix
success

ElectronJs: Not able to install "install.js:22 throw err"

I am starting with Electron js and I have stumbled on the very first step which is installed Electron.
I am running the following command to install electron provided at
source
npm install electron-prebuilt --save-dev
Following is the result of the command
C:\Users\vikas\Desktop\electron apps\example>npm install electron-prebuilt --sa
ve-dev
electron-prebuilt#0.37.8 postinstall C:\Users\vikas\Desktop\electron apps\exa
mple\node_modules\electron-prebuilt
node install.js
C:\Users\vikas\Desktop\electron apps\example\node_modules\electron-prebuilt\ins
tall.js:22
throw err
^
Error: end of central directory record signature not found
at C:\Users\vikas\Desktop\electron apps\example\node_modules\yauzl\index.js
:167:14
at C:\Users\vikas\Desktop\electron apps\example\node_modules\yauzl\index.js
:473:5
at C:\Users\vikas\Desktop\electron apps\example\node_modules\fd-slicer\inde
x.js:32:7
at FSReqWrap.wrapper as oncomplete
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\vikas\Desktop
\electron apps\example\package.json'
npm WARN example No description
npm WARN example No repository field.
npm WARN example No README data
npm WARN example No license field.
npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.3.9600
npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\vikas\AppData\
\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "electron-prebuilt"
"--save-dev"
npm ERR! node v4.4.3
npm ERR! npm v3.8.9
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! electron-prebuilt#0.37.8 postinstall: node install.js
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the electron-prebuilt#0.37.8 postinstall script 'node install
.js'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the electron-prebuilt pac
kage,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node install.js
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs electron-prebuilt
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls electron-prebuilt
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! C:\Users\vikas\Desktop\electron apps\example\npm-debug.log
Windows 8.1
NPM Version 3.8.9
Does C:\Users\vikas\Desktop\electron apps\example\package.json exist? If not try running npm init to create it, and then run npm install electron-prebuilt --save-dev again.
this is bug and a workaround is provided on github : Source
Here is the workaround:
rm -rf ~/.electron/
rm -rf ~/.atom/
npm cache clear
npm install
I was facing a similar issue. But opening the command prompt as administrator (Windows) and reinstalling electron fixed the issue.

NPM install express. Error: No compatible version found

My OS is Ubuntu 13.04, 32 bit.
I am trying to install express with this command:
$ npm install express
And this is the error I get:
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/express
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/express
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/express
npm ERR! Error: No compatible version found: express#'>=4.0.0-0'
npm ERR! Valid install targets:
npm ERR! ["0.14.0","0.14.1","1.0.0","1.0.1","1.0.2","1.0.3","1.0.4","1.0.5","1.0.6","1.0.7","1.0.8","2.0.0","2.1.0","2.1.1","2.2.0","2.2.1","2.2.2","2.3.0","2.3.1","2.3.2","2.3.3","2.3.4","2.3.5","2.3.6","2.3.7","2.3.8","2.3.9","2.3.10","2.3.11","2.3.12","2.4.0","2.4.1","2.4.2","2.4.3","2.4.4","2.4.5","2.4.6","2.4.7","2.5.0","2.5.1","2.5.2","2.5.3","2.5.4","2.5.5","2.5.6","2.5.7","2.5.8","2.5.9","2.5.10","2.5.11","3.0.0","3.0.1","3.0.2","3.0.3","3.0.4","3.0.5","3.0.6","3.1.0","3.1.1","3.1.2","3.2.0","3.2.1","3.2.2","3.2.3","3.2.4","3.2.5","3.2.6","3.3.0","3.3.1","3.3.2","3.3.3","3.3.4","3.3.5","3.3.6","1.0.0-beta","1.0.0-beta2","1.0.0-rc","1.0.0-rc2","1.0.0-rc3","1.0.0-rc4","2.0.0-beta","2.0.0-beta2","2.0.0-beta3","2.0.0-rc","2.0.0-rc2","2.0.0-rc3","3.0.0-alpha1","3.0.0-alpha2","3.0.0-alpha3","3.0.0-alpha4","3.0.0-alpha5","3.0.0-beta1","3.0.0-beta2","3.0.0-beta3","3.0.0-beta4","3.0.0-beta6","3.0.0-beta7","3.0.0-rc1","3.0.0-rc2","3.0.0-rc3","3.0.0-rc4","3.0.0-rc5","3.3.7"]
npm ERR! at installTargetsError (/home/admin/.nodes/0.10.17/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cache.js:719:10)
npm ERR! at next (/home/admin/.nodes/0.10.17/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cache.js:698:17)
npm ERR! at /home/admin/.nodes/0.10.17/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cache.js:675:5
npm ERR! at saved (/home/admin/.nodes/0.10.17/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/lib/get.js:142:7)
npm ERR! at /home/admin/.nodes/0.10.17/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:133:7
npm ERR! at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:107:15)
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR! <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR! <npm-#googlegroups.com>
npm ERR! System Linux 3.8.0-29-generic
npm ERR! command "/home/admin/.nodes/current/bin/node" "/home/admin/.nodes/current/bin/npm" "install" "express"
npm ERR! cwd /home/admin/M101JS/Week 2/hw2/hw2-3/blog
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.17
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.8
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/admin/M101JS/Week 2/hw2/hw2-3/blog/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0
I am new to NodeJS and NPM, so I don't understand the response.
Does anyone have an idea how I can fix it?
You want to run the latest node (currently 0.10.22). Try these steps to get the newest version:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs -y # newer nodejs package includes npm
And then try again on npm install express.
Update your npm
npm install -g npm
This was a bug in an earlier version of npm: https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/4984
You may get warnings when you update. Run the update one more time and you should see a clean npm install.
While the solution by #Jim worked well, if you feel the need to update NodeJS, you can do so via the n package:
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
If you are sitting in corporate network then worth pointing registry to your corporate registry/artifactory and trying.
npm config set registry