Cannot install less using npm in Ubuntu within VM - less

Question

I am having this error in installing less. I use this code npm install -g less but it's showing this kind of error:
> vagrant#precise32:/$ sudo npm install -g less
> npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/less npm http 304
> http://registry.npmjs.org/less npm http GET
> http://registry.npmjs.org/mime npm http GET
> http://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp npm http GET
> http://registry.npmjs.org/request npm http GET
> http://registry.npmjs.org/clean-css npm http GET
> http://registry.npmjs.org/source-map npm http 304
> http://registry.npmjs.org/mime npm http 304
> http://registry.npmjs.org/request npm http 304
> http://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp npm http 304
> http://registry.npmjs.org/clean-css npm WARN optional dependency
> failed, continuing clean-css#2.0.x npm http 304
> http://registry.npmjs.org/source-map npm ERR! error installing
> less#1.6.3 npm ERR! error rolling back less#1.6.3 Error: UNKNOWN,
> unknown error '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/less'
>
> npm ERR! Unsupported npm ERR! Not compatible with your version of
> node/npm: request#2.44.0 npm ERR! Required: ["node >= 0.8.0"] npm ERR!
> Actual: {"npm":"1.1.4","node":"0.6.12"} npm ERR! npm ERR! System
> Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/bin/npm"
> "install" "-g" "less" npm ERR! cwd / npm ERR! node -v v0.6.12 npm ERR!
> npm -v 1.1.4 npm ERR! code ENOTSUP npm ERR! message Unsupported npm
> ERR! errno {} npm http GET http://registry.npmjs.org/requirejs/0.26.0
> npm ERR! npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in: npm ERR!
> /npm-debug.log npm not ok vagrant#precise32:/$
EDITED:
I installed newer version of node based on the answers. Im having now this prompt. Is this an error? thanks
/usr/local/bin/lessc -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/less/bin/lessc
less#2.5.0 /usr/local/lib/node_modules/less
âââ graceful-fs#3.0.6
âââ mime#1.3.4
âââ image-size#0.3.5
âââ promise#6.1.0 (asap#1.0.0)
âââ errno#0.1.2 (prr#0.0.0)
âââ mkdirp#0.5.0 (minimist#0.0.8)
âââ source-map#0.4.2 (amdefine#0.1.0)
âââ request#2.55.0 (caseless#0.9.0, json-stringify-safe#5.0.0, aws-sign2#0.5.0, forever-agent#0.6.1, stringstream#0.0.4, oauth-sign#0.6.0, tunnel-agent#0.4.0, isstream#0.1.2, node-uuid#1.4.3, qs#2.4.1, combined-stream#0.0.7, form-data#0.2.0, mime-types#2.0.10, tough-cookie#0.13.0, bl#0.9.4, hawk#2.3.1, http-signature#0.10.1, har-validator#1.6.1)
my version of Ubuntu is 12.04. Please help, I need it as soon as possible for my project. Thanks :)

Answer 1

Try updating your version of node.
npm ERR! Required: ["node >= 0.8.0"]
Actual: {"npm":"1.1.4","node":"0.6.12"}
See here for instructions: https://askubuntu.com/questions/426750/how-can-i-update-my-nodejs-to-the-latest-version

Answer 2

Try to upgeade your npm/node to latest version, and then try again