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eyn
eyn

Reputation: 798

npm install -g npm is not updating

I cannot seem to update npm with npm install: 

$ npm -v
5.6.0
$ sudo npm install -g npm@latest
/usr/bin/npm -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
/usr/bin/npx -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
+ npm@5.7.1
updated 1 package in 11.905s
$ npm -v
5.6.0

Upvotes: 20

Views: 31478

Answers (5)

fresh91
fresh91

Reputation: 11

Npm will always use the version of npm installed with node. If you are running node update node first running:

$ sudo npm install -g n

And to install the latest stable node release)

$ sudo n latest

And then check your npm version again - it should be updated. Good luck! :)

Upvotes: 1

yuvalchen
yuvalchen

Reputation: 133

I had the same prob,

  1. Go to your root

  2. Run which npm and see the root, I believe it will be "/usr/local/bin/npm"

  3. Stay on your root and try to run npm install -g npm@latest

  4. I bet you get "missing permissions..."

  5. Stay on your root and run the command: (to give permissions) sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/node_modules

  6. And then run: npm install -g npm@latest

Now it should work, please try to run npm -v and see if it changed.

Goodluck :)

Upvotes: 0

Druv
Druv

Reputation: 191

Use hash -r to make bash clear its cache and look at the path again for latest npm path.

Upvotes: 19

eyn
eyn

Reputation: 798

I had noted that after installing the update, I have the re-login to the shell too see the updated npm version. Not sure why some ppl don't have to do this, but in my case, that's what I had to do.

Upvotes: 9

xpt
xpt

Reputation: 23084

What's the output of your which npm, I bet it is not /usr/bin/npm.

UPDATE:

So yours' at /usr/local/bin/npm, but the npm you just updated is at /usr/bin/npm. See the line /usr/bin/npm -> /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js for the hint.

Remove the installation at /usr/local/bin/npm and you'll be fine.

If you don't know how to do that, simply do

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/npm

Upvotes: 39

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