Npm can't install any packages

Question

I need some help because i can't install any npm packages. When i try to install something i get this error.

My node version is 6.11.0 and npm version is 3.10.10.

npm-debug.log :

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
1 verbose cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli   'run',
1 verbose cli   'server:dev',
1 verbose cli   '--',
1 verbose cli   '--hot',
1 verbose cli   '--proxy-requests' ]
2 info using npm@3.10.10
3 info using node@v6.11.0
4 verbose stack Error: missing script: server:dev
4 verbose stack     at run (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\run-script.js:151:19)
4 verbose stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\run-script.js:61:5
4 verbose stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\read-package-json\read-json.js:356:5
4 verbose stack     at checkBinReferences_ (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\read-package-json\read-json.js:320:45)
4 verbose stack     at final (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\read-package-json\read-json.js:354:3)
4 verbose stack     at then (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\read-package-json\read-json.js:124:5)
4 verbose stack     at ReadFileContext.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\read-package-json\read-json.js:295:20)
4 verbose stack     at ReadFileContext.callback (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\graceful-fs.js:78:16)
4 verbose stack     at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterOpen [as oncomplete] (fs.js:366:13)
5 verbose cwd C:\Users\Scyli\Desktop\angular
6 error Windows_NT 10.0.14393
7 error argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "run" "server:dev" "--" "--hot" "--proxy-requests"
8 error node v6.11.0
9 error npm  v3.10.10
10 error missing script: server:dev
11 error If you need help, you may report this error at:
11 error     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
12 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

Please help me solve this problem.

Answer 1

A lot of answers were true or close but missed the mark at least on a specific use-case. If you are using the default version provided by the package manager then you have to remove it and install with the NodeSource Repository for example, or the Node Version Manager. This was the case for me with RockyLinux 8.

curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_18.x -o nodesource_setup.sh
sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh
rm -f nodesource_setup.sh

sudo dnf remove nodejs npm -y
sudo dnf install nodejs -y

Then confirm with:

node -v
npm -v

Answer 2

In my case, I was cloning a GIT repo at work that other developers were using and building without issue. Tried all these solutions but the ultimate fix was downgrading my version of npm to an earlier version. Very simple, I know, but this line of code may just save you a day of debugging if your output is different than other devs on your team!

npm -v

Answer 3

If you are a windows user run cmd as administrator and then install packages. It worked for me while installing express via npm.

Answer 4

I tried many different suggestions finding a solution. For reference: I'm working in Goorm online IDE.

In the end, simply reinstalling npm in the root directory did the trick. I ran:

sudo npm install npm -g

and afterwards I was able to install packages as normal again.

Answer 5

I was getting leaf signature err,so i solved it by: //first type this

npm config set strict-ssl false

//and then

npm config set NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED 0

and after that try to install the packages.

Answer 6

my problem solves after editing npm-config file

for edit that file npm config edit

my npm config file

;;;;
; npm userconfig file
; this is a simple ini-formatted file
; lines that start with semi-colons are comments.
; read `npm help config` for help on the various options
;;;;


;;;;
; all options with default values
;;;;
; access=null

; allow-same-version=false

; always-auth=false

; also=null

; auth-type=legacy

; bin-links=true

; browser=null

; ca=null

; cafile=undefined

; cache=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache

; cache-lock-stale=60000

; cache-lock-retries=10

; cache-lock-wait=10000

; cache-max=null

; cache-min=10

; cert=null

; cidr=null

; color=true

; depth=null

; description=true

; dev=false

; dry-run=false

; editor=notepad.exe

; engine-strict=false

; force=false

; fetch-retries=2

; fetch-retry-factor=10

; fetch-retry-mintimeout=10000

; fetch-retry-maxtimeout=60000

; git=git

; git-tag-version=true

; commit-hooks=true

; global=false

; globalconfig=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\etc\npmrc

; global-style=false

; group=0

; ham-it-up=false

; heading=npm

; if-present=false

; ignore-prepublish=false

; ignore-scripts=false

; init-module=C:\Users\Admin\.npm-init.js

; init-author-name=

; init-author-email=

; init-author-url=

; init-version=1.0.0

; init-license=ISC

; json=false

; key=null

; legacy-bundling=false

; link=false

; local-address=undefined

; loglevel=notice

; logs-max=10

; long=false

; maxsockets=50

; message=%s

; metrics-registry=null

; node-options=null

; node-version=8.11.2

; offline=false

; onload-script=null

; only=null

; optional=true

; otp=0

; package-lock=true

; package-lock-only=false

; parseable=false

; prefer-offline=false

; prefer-online=false

; prefix=C:\Program Files\nodejs

; production=false

; progress=true

; proxy=null

; https-proxy=null

; user-agent=npm/{npm-version} node/{node-version} {platform} {arch}

; read-only=false

; rebuild-bundle=true

; registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/

; rollback=true

; save=true

; save-bundle=false

; save-dev=false

; save-exact=false

; save-optional=false

; save-prefix=^

; save-prod=false

; scope=

; script-shell=null

; scripts-prepend-node-path=warn-only

; searchopts=

; searchexclude=null

; searchlimit=20

; searchstaleness=900

; send-metrics=false

; shell=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

; shrinkwrap=true

; sign-git-tag=false

; sso-poll-frequency=500

; sso-type=oauth

; strict-ssl=true

; tag=latest

; tag-version-prefix=v

; timing=false

; tmp=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp

; unicode=false

; unsafe-perm=true

; usage=false

; user=0

; userconfig=C:\Users\Admin\.npmrc

; umask=0

; version=false

; versions=false

; viewer=browser

; _exit=true

; globalignorefile=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\etc\npmignore

Answer 7

This commands solve same problem

npm install -g npm
npm cache clean
npm update
npm install

Answer 8

Solved: 32-bit NodeJs completely solved my problem.

Answer 9

I guess you need to clear your cache and update your npm from the root of your nodejs installation folder.

To do that, Navigate to your, C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm directory and issue the below command,

npm cache clean

After than update your npm using the below command,

npm update

Hope this helps!