CODEWITHSUNDEEP
node.jsubuntunpm
Nikita Yunoshev
Nikita Yunoshev

Reputation: 409

NPM: no such file or directory

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 I removed NPM in order to install older version. (I can't exactly command which I used). now I can't install it again. npm -v output: bash: /usr/bin/npm: /usr/bin/nodejs: bad interpreter: No such file or directory which npm output: /usr/bin/npm

curl -L http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh

Output:

`install npm@latest
 fetching: https://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-5.5.1.tgz
 module.js:544
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module '/tmp/npm.9881/package/bin/read-package-json.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:542:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:472:25)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:682:10)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:191:16)
at bootstrap_node.js:613:3
up to date in 0.059s
/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
+ [email protected]
added 1 package in 1.907s
 It worked`

UPD: Solved. Remove node/nodejs/npm completely and remove all relative folders a then reinstall via NVM helped. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-with-nvm-node-version-manager-on-a-vps

Upvotes: 5

Views: 40600

Answers (5)

Zekarias Taye Hirpo
Zekarias Taye Hirpo

Reputation: 847

I solved it using the following simple steps in my ubuntu 18.04

  1. run which npm
  2. run hash -r
  3. run npm -v

Upvotes: 12

İsmail DENİZ
İsmail DENİZ

Reputation: 41

If there is a character or a space other than the English characters from the windows user name, it can also be caused by this.

I'm talking about the installation of global packages. If you are installing a package on a specific project, it may also be caused by the lack of package.json.

Upvotes: 1

HOTAM SINGH
HOTAM SINGH

Reputation: 121

Try this command:

sudo npm install -g npm@latest

For latest version or otherwise:

sudo npm install -g npm@<version_no_here>

For specific version.

Upvotes: -3

Osman Goni Nahid
Osman Goni Nahid

Reputation: 1279

Better way to install nodejs is via nvm. Here you can install/use multiple version of nodejs in a machine.

https://github.com/creationix/nvm

then 

nvm install $vesionNo

nvm use $versionNO

// for default 

nvm alias default node

Upvotes: 4

V&#237;ctor L&#243;pez
V&#237;ctor L&#243;pez

Reputation: 817

In some Linux distributions, node is installed on /usr/bin/nodejs and not on /usr/bin/node.

What I did, is install nodejs-legacy, and it solved the problem. It creates a symlink from /usr/bin/nodejs to /usr/bin/node.

So, what I recommend (as the easiest solution) is to install nodejs-legacy:

sudo apt-get install nodejs-legacy

Upvotes: 2

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