How to tell if npm is fully updated - npm

I'm on Mac OS. When I run sudo npm update -g, I get a whole ton of output dumped out. Nothing actually says anything like "no updates needed," or "updated X, Y, Z." How do I know if all of the packages I've installed are up to date?

I'm sure there's a npm -v command that you can use to check the version against what's on the website.
If you want to see the versions of the packages themselves, that question is answered over here:
npm list for local packages or npm list -g for globally installed packages.
Then you can check those versions against what's on the registry.
Find the version of an installed npm package

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Different commands give different npm versions when check for installed npm version

As per this SO Solution I tired to install the specific version of react-native-calendars like follows,
npm install react-native-calendars#1.212.0
Once the installation is done I am able to see it in package.json like this
"react-native-calendars": "^1.212.0"
This indicates required venison is installed.
When I ran npm view react-native-calendars version result is 1.1252.0 -- which is latest version of react-native-calendars.
when I ran npm list react-native-calendars result is -- react-native-reanimated#1.13.2
what is npm command to be used to check for installed npm package version?
npm view shows the package on the remote NPM repository.
npm list shows the package version installed.
package.json shows the package version range to be used.
The -- ... in npm list is showing it's dependencies in a tree. To see just the package, use npm list package --depth=0.
I can see you are using npm list, which is the correct command to check node modules version. But the strange thing is that its returning a different version other than mentioned in package json. So I think you need to do 3 things.
1: Uninstall the package completely.
2: Clean gradlew cache and install the module again mentioning specific version number and check again.
3: Start npm with --reset-cache.

VS Code terminal fails to use npm version from nvm

I'm using nvm on my Terminal and successfully installed node 10.2.1, which also installed npm 6.1.0. However, when I go to my VS Code editor, it gives me warnings in the integrated terminal for:
npm WARN npm npm does not support Node.js v10.2.1
npm WARN npm You should probably upgrade to a newer version of node as we
npm WARN npm can't make any promises that npm will work with this version.
npm WARN npm Supported releases of Node.js are the latest release of 4,6, 7, 8, 9.
Turns out, it is actually using npm 5.5.1 (npm -v).
I check to see what's up with that and tried to dig further and eventually used: which npm on both integrated terminal and Mac's CLI.
Mac's Terminal shows:
/Users/Aiz/.nvm/versions/node/v10.2.1/bin/npm
VS Code's Terminal shows:
/usr/local/bin/npm. Which is interesting, because if you do which node in this terminal, it results in the appropriate /Users/Aiz/.nvm/versions/node/v10.2.1/bin/node.
I'm not sure how to get my VS Code terminal to point to the appropriate npm install through nvm. Not sure if it helps, but I checked npm get prefix and npm -g bin to find /Users/Aiz/.nvm/versions/node/v10.2.1. The only difference I'm finding is where each terminal is using npm from.
I ended up looking through VS Code issues on GitHub and came across something relevant to NVM and node issues. It fixed my issue since the underlying cause was the same.
Essentially what happened is that I had a global install of node before that I removed prior to using NVM but hadn't removed my global install of npm. This was causing conflicts in VS Code's terminal (not Mac's terminal). In order to fix this, you essentially have to find the symlink for which npm and remove the node_modules and npm associated recursively.
Here's the link you'll need: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-docs/blob/master/docs/editor/integrated-terminal.md#why-is-nvm-complaining-about-a-prefix-option-when-the-integrated-terminal-is-launched.
Don't forget to restart your editor after.
Another solution is to implement this. https://medium.com/#kinduff/automatic-version-switch-for-nvm-ff9e00ae67f3
Basically, nvm will check for a .nvmrc and switch or default each time you go to a new directory in shell.
It does have a dependency on zsh.
The fix for me on Ubuntu:
A.) sudo apt-get remove nodejs npm
B.) Removed lines in my .bashrc that added the npm package directory to the path.
C.) Restart VS Code.
I doubt step A is necessary. But B and C certainly are.

Npm updates sucessfully, but still shows old version

When I do a npm -v I see that I am still on 5.6.0. And keep getting prompts to do a npm i npm.
But I've done a sudo npm install npm#latest -g and double checked with a npm outdated -g --depth=0 to see that my global npm is at the latest already (6.0.0).
How do I resolve this conflict? Is the npm I'm using the latest or is it still the old one? Is it because my global is linked incorrectly or something?
Try closing the Terminal - once you open it again it should work, worked for me well.
*IvanD wrote this solution in a comment to the original post, I thought it's worth an answer post.
I can 100% vouch this works.
I got this from someone who teaches node.js.
Give NVM (Node Version Manager) a try. Do the commands in the following ordrer:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
command -v nvm
nvm install node
finally confirm that the update was successful
npm -v
Let's do a better solution if all of the mention methods not help you:
You need to install nvm (Node Version Manager)
After that just run:
nvm install 14
list your versions to see is version installed
nvm ls
and you will get list like this:
v10.2.0
v12.18.3
-> v14.10.0
system
default -> 14.10.0 (-> v14.10.0)
node -> stable (-> v14.10.0) (default)
stable -> 14.10 (-> v14.10.0) (default)
iojs -> N/A (default)
unstable -> N/A (default)
lts/* -> lts/erbium (-> v12.18.3)
lts/argon -> v4.9.1 (-> N/A)
lts/boron -> v6.17.1 (-> N/A)
lts/carbon -> v8.17.0 (-> N/A)
lts/dubnium -> v10.22.0 (-> N/A)
lts/erbium -> v12.18.3
Switch default version like this:
nvm alias default 14.10.0
And check:
node -v
If print v14.10.0 you are ready to rock, if not:
nvm use 14
and check again.
This need to work like a charm and you will be happy.
Check your /usr/local/lib folder. I had the same problem and a node_modules folder in here. After removing it and rerunning [sudo] npm install npm#latest -g it showed and used the correct version.
sudo npm install -g n
If you want latest stable version
sudo n stable
If you want the latest version
sudo n latest
Then restart computer
I had this issue today with Node installer node-v10.16.0-x64.msi. Even after installing it I got the node version from npm -v as 3.10... and my react app would fail to start :(
It seems that node creates a folder in APPDATA at %AppData%\Roaming\npm
There was an old npm.exe lying there and this was in my Windows Path at user level. The user level Path overrides the system level Path where the new installer had added its path. The user override caused the new npm to not be found. Solution: Shift-Delete %AppData%\Roaming\npm ! :D Remove and reinstall with node-v10.16.0-x64.msi
Now npm -v gives 6.9.0!
If you have tried all the mentioned approach like :-
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
or
sudo npm install npm#latest -g
still npm -v showing you the older version, once try to close your terminal and open a new one and check.
I found this command line that worked for me.
Update from version 12.18 to the latest version 15.2 correctly.
I hope this is useful:
nvm install node --reinstall-packages-from=node
I think your question is replecated and already has an answer.
First, The LTS and current version of NPM is 5.6.0 for both Node 8.11.1 (LTS) and Node 10.0.0 (Latest current version) according to the official documentation.
Otherwise, sudo npm install npm#latest -g should install the latest version NPM globally.
Search for a node_modules folder in your home directory, rename it or delete it, then try again.
First uninstall your installed nodejs from Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features.
Delete nodejs folder from the Program Files (x86) folder.
Now install new version and check it once.
Though this is an old question and the answer might not be relevant but I found myself into such situation many time, sometimes restarting the server is not a solution because other process will get effected. So you need to refresh the terminal without actually restarting the server and for that you may run exec bash and that will certainly help.
I was facing the same error today.Updated npm version does not reflect.
This is how I resolved it.
A lot of post suggested to use the command npm cache clean --f. But, it did not work for me. Hence, I deleted the "npm" and "npm-cache" folders from the location C:\Users\SearchYourUserName\AppData\Roaming
Uninstalled the existing node.
Re-Installed node version v10.x.x. I downloaded the node-v10.22.1-x64.msi file from https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/ and installed it.
Then checked the npm version. It had worked.
Actually this could be happening due to mistakes like you installing packages using yarn ex:
// update the version number in package.json then
yarn install
and trying to run scripts using npm like
npm run start
Actually I did this mistake.
So make sure to use either yarn or npm, but not both.
I faced a similar issue. I had node v14.15.4 installed on ubuntu 18, but when i used node -v it showed v11.0.0.
To check all the node versions available on your system using nvm, use
nvm ls
To set the newly installed node version as the default, use
nvm alias default <version>
Then, just close the terminal and open a new terminal to check the node version.
Problem summary
npm -v # 6.xx
npm install npm#latest -g
npm -v # still the same, but should be 7.xx
Solution based on the answer of fypnlp.
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
The terminal now wants to configure some ~/.zshrc file which I don't have on my Mac yet. So let’s create it
nano ~/.zshrc
and paste
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
Now restart the terminal and run
command -v nvm # should return "nvm"
nvm install node
npm -v # now it’s 7.xx yay!
I have this same symptom but none of the answers helped and I finally found the issue.
It may not be exactly the same as the OP's but I think it is along the same lines. #Kelvin Zhao's solution of un-installing and re-installing worked for him but not for me so this might be useful for others.
My issue ended up being that I use brew and (I can't remember how exactly) but I seem to be have an old version in the brew Celler.
Brew didn't know about it, or couldn't tell me as I do a brew uninstall node and it says its doesn't exist.
When I run node -v or npm -v I get the old versions.
I uninstalled and reinstalled using brew and npm and sudo npm etc didn't do it. it showed the correct versions being installed but node -v still showed the old.
Turns out there is a version in my /usr/local/Celler directory named node#14.
So running brew uninstall node#14 got rid of that and now node -v doesn't work anymore.
Now re-installing node works. brew install node
More info for further details for those interested.
I wanted to find out where I still had node installed so I did echo $PATH as it had to be somewhere in the path else node -v wouldn't be recognised.
Turns out I had /usr/local/opt/node#14 in my path (which linked to /usr/local/Celler/node#14)
That is how I found it.
And now I think I remember how it got there. I'm 90% sure that I did an upgrade of node and brew asked what to do with the old version and I think I said to keep it.
And that was my mistake that lead me here (and where I think OP's situation differs)
In my case, I wanted to use Version 18 and it was showing 16. I'm using homebrew on my mac and the command that worked for me was the following:
brew uninstall node#16
And voila the version that was showing after is 18.
I had issue with VS Code when I did nvm alias in its own terminal, even after ran alias command, the version kept switching back to old version even I open a new terminal within the VS Code. But as stupid as it sounds, close and reopen the vscode for me worked, after I set the version in an independent terminal.

npm install "No compatible version found" for everything

Upon executing the following command:
npm install #angular/animations#'^5.2.0' #angular/common#'^5.2.0' #angular/compiler#'^5.2.0' #angular/compiler-cli#'^5.2.0' #angular/core#'^5.2.0' #angular/forms#'^5.2.0' #angular/http#'^5.2.0' #angular/platform-browser#'^5.2.0' #angular/platform-browser-dynamic#'^5.2.0' #angular/platform-server#'^5.2.0' #angular/router#'^5.2.0' typescript#2.4.2 rxjs#'^5.5.2'
I get messages saying that no compatible version of found for rxjs. Then when I remove the specific version, it says no compatible version is found for angular/animations. Then angular/common. Etc etc.
I'm pretty sure these versions are valid, since they're the ones recommend by this Angular upgrade tool (https://angular-update-guide.firebaseapp.com/) and I can also see the "valid install target" list, which includes the versions I'm trying to install.
I know our project's dependencies are in some special repository somewhere (Artifactory, I think?) so maybe this is happening because these versions are not in the repo NPM is looking at.
Is there a way to fix this for testing purposes before committing to having to install the new versions in the repo? In other words, how do I point NPM at the NPM repo rather than the company's repo?
Well, the answer I was looking for was here:
How to specify registry while doing npm install with git remote url?
However that didn't actually work.
The problem was simply a syntax issue. After I removed all the quotes from my command so it looked like the following command, it worked
npm install #angular/animations#^5.2.0 #angular/common#^5.2.0 #angular/compiler#^5.2.0 #angular/compiler-cli#^5.2.0 #angular/core#^5.2.0 #angular/forms#^5.2.0 #angular/http#^5.2.0 #angular/platform-browser#^5.2.0 #angular/platform-browser-dynamic#^5.2.0 #angular/platform-server#^5.2.0 #angular/router#^5.2.0 typescript#2.4.2 rxjs#^5.5.2

How to solve PhantomJS not found on PATH on OS X?

How am I supposed to solve the PhantomJS not found on PATH on OS X. I mention its the standard dev environment where node was installed using brew.
/usr/local/bin/node
 v5.7.1
/usr/local/bin/npm
3.6.0
I get this warning in too many npm packages and I just want to fix it. It seems that doing npm install -g phantomjs-prebuilt does not do the trick because it does not install it in the path.
Done. Phantomjs binary available at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/phantomjs/lib/phantom/bin/phantomjs
Is there a command that can assure that npm install binaries in PATH?
First of all, you could remove npm and use an installer.
Also, the second answer could be useful here:
Why does npm need sudo for EVERYTHING?