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How can I update npm on Windows?
I tried this:
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable
...but it didn't work.
How do I do this on Windows?
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How to completely remove node.js from Windows
I uninstalled my previous version of node.js (0.8.11) and downloaded the latest, 0.10.24 from the node.js website and installed it. However, after running node --version, it still indicates that I'm ...
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npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename
When I execute npm install I get this error
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename C:\projects******\node_modules\react-async-script' -> 'C:\projects*******\node_modules.react-...
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Running Python on Windows for Node.js dependencies
I am getting into a Node.js codebase which requires that I download a few dependencies via NPM, namely jQuery.
In attempting to run npm install jquery, I keep getting this error:
Your environment ...
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Nodejs cannot find installed module on Windows
I am learning nodejs at the moment on Windows. Several modules are installed globally with npm.cmd, and nodejs failed to find the installed modules. Take jade for example,
npm install jade -g
Jade ...
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NPM stuck giving the same error EISDIR: Illegal operation on a directory, read at error (native)
I am stuck with this error no matter what directory I am in, and what I type after "npm" in cmd.exe. Here is the npm-debug.log:
0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ 'C:\\Program Files\...
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How can I run a command with administrator rights with Visual Studio code terminal?
The new version 1.2.0 includes a terminal, but when I try to install any pack with Node.js, I get the "npm ERR! code EPERM" that I usually solve by right-clicking and running it as ...
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NPM: npm-cli.js not found when running npm
Usually I can install a library using npm but today when installing yeoman I encountered this errors. Please help to figure out what's root cause.
D:\Works\phonegap\ionic\todo>npm install -g yo
...
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npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents
I'm trying to run this project.
After updating minimatch version to 3.10.9, I'm getting the following error:
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@^1.0.0 (node_modules\webpack\...
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How to set shell for npm run-scripts in Windows
I'm running npm on Windows and would like to use & style parallel operations in run-scripts
but running in parallel in cmd is kind of messy
in my package.json file I'd like to write-
scripts: { ...
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Global npm install location on windows?
I'm not 100% sure, but I believe I installed node v5 from the windows installer on both my home and office PCs.
On my home PC global installs happen under %APPDATA%:
(dev) go|c:\srv> which lessc
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npm windows install globally results in npm ERR! extraneous
I am trying some "cookbook-examples" on the site 'http://tech.pro/tutorial/1190/package-managers-an-introductory-guide-for-the-uninitiated-front-end-developer#front_end_developers'.
You ...
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'npm install' extremely slow on Windows
For me is npm install extremely slow. I'm using Windows 8.1 with the latest npm version. My connection speed is around 100Mbit/s.
The project I'm trying to install has around 20 packages/dependencies ...
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How to install NodeJS LTS on Windows as a local user (without admin rights)
I'm using Windows as a simple user (I don't have any admin rights) and want to install NodeJS LTS.
On the download site I have the choice to download only the binary node.exe (which don't includes ...
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create-react-app: How do I "npm start" with a specific browser?
npm start
starts the react server on the default browser, which is Firefox for me. I like Firefox for browsing but prefer Chrome in web development for its developer tools. Is there a way to force "...
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How to use npm with node.exe?
I have downloaded Windows Binary (.exe) of nodejs from the main page.
How can I install and use npm (Node package manager)?
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Npm Please try using this command again as root/administrator
I've been desperately trying to install modules using node.js but it always fails getting packages with npm.
I logged in as Administrator and used powershell/cmd with "run as administrator". I also ...
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How to deploy Node.js application with deep node_modules structure on Windows?
I've run into a curious issue - apparently some Node.js module have so deep folder hierarchies that Windows copy command (or PowerShell's Copy-Item which is what we're actually using) hits the ...
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Node npm windows file paths are too long to install packages
Situation
I want to use gulp and related front-end tool chains in Windows-hosted development environments. I'm hitting a wall trying to use gulp plug-ins like Browser-Sync, because the node_modules ...
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How do I update npm on Windows?
When I install node 0.10.33 from the msi ( http://nodejs.org/download/ ), I get an old version of npm (1.4.28). How can I upgrade npm on Windows?
npm install -g npm
does not work; I still have the ...
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answers
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After installing npm on WSL Ubuntu 20.04 I get the message "/usr/bin/env: ‘bash\r’: No such file or directory"
I see the following message when running the npm install or npm command from the terminal. Executing node works as expected.
> npm install
/usr/bin/env: ‘bash\r’: No such file or directory
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Installing Node.js (and npm) on Windows 10
I had some issues trying to install Node on Windows 10 and found the solution.
The error was as follows:
C:\Users\Stephan>npm
Error: ENOENT, stat 'C:\Users\Stephan\AppData\Roaming\npm'
The ...
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npm install with error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
I'm try to install modules on Windows 10 using npm 5.6.0. When I enter npm install I get:
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess....
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nodejs npm global config missing on windows
I can't find at all where npm has its global settings stored.
npm config get userconfig
C:\Users\Jack\.npmrc
npm config get globalconfig
C:\Users\Jack\AppData\Roaming\npm\etc\npmrc
There's no ...
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Updating npm when using nvm-windows
I'm using nvm-windows version 1.1.7.
I just installed node 11.9.0.
nvm installs npm version 6.5.0 together with this node version.
However, there's npm version 6.7.0 available already.
When I now ...
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answers
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How can I update npm itself?
I am trying to update npm itself:
npm uninstall npm -g
Responds with:
unbuild [email protected]
But when I go:
npm --version
I get 1.4.28? How to upgrade the npm itself?
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Global NPM package installed but command not found
I have globally installed two npm packages "download" and "enigmavirtualbox" via command line:
npm install -g download and
npm install -g engimavirtualbox
I'm trying to use them in a batch file to ...
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NPM package 'bin' script for Windows
Cucumber.js is supplying a command-line "binary" which is a simple .js file containing a shebang instruction:
#!/usr/bin/env node
var Cucumber = require('../lib/cucumber');
// ...
The binary is ...
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git is not installed or not in the PATH
Windows, when I try to run npm install, it shows:
[email protected] postinstall E:\mean
node node_modules/grunt-cli/bin/grunt install
Running "bower:install" (bower) task
Fatal error : git is not installed ...
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answers
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ETIMEDOUT Error while installing Node packages on Windows
I am trying to install node packages on my windows machine using npm from a fresh install of node.
however, I am getting ETIMEDOUT errors. I checked few other stackoverflow questions with similar ...
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Error : getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND registry.npmjs.org registry.npmjs.org:443
I am working on a corporate network.
Trying to install npm. But I'm getting this error again and again.
$ npm install
npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe"...
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Cannot npm install due to node-gyp: binding.gyp not found
I have been working on this all day and have tried lots of different things:
Uninstalling node and installing latest version
Using the --msvs_version= flag set to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
...
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Configure node npm package.json so that "npm test" works on both unix and windows
I have developed a node.js npm module, developing under Windows. Today I wrote some Mocha tests. After many struggles, it seemed that for npm test to work, package.json had to look like this: (...
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Unable to run lerna's command
I am trying to install lerna using npm , packages are successfully added but when I run any command of lerna it comes out as.
bash: lerna: command not found
Node Version : v8.10.0
Npm Version : ...
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Not seeing latest version when updating Node.js via installer (MSI) Windows 7
I'm trying to update node on my Windows 7 box but I'm not seeing the latest version after I re-install/update node.
I'm just going out to http://nodejs.org/download/ and getting the latest Windows ...
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npm - The system cannot find the path specified
I have installed nodejs. When I try and use npm via power shell or cmd it returns
The system cannot find the path specified.
If I run node -v everything works fine. I can use npm via the nodejs ...
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The term 'node' is not recognized... In Powershell
I have been trying to resolve this issue for the whole day.
When I run node -v or npm install in cmd prompt, it works absolutely fine. But when I run the same commands in Powershell, it gives the ...
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Is it safe to remove npm-cache folder in windows?
npm cache clean -f is not able to clear the npm_cache folder located at the path C:\Users\jerry\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache. Though it clears some of the files in this folder.
Output of command: npm ...
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What is the (ERR! code ENOLOCAL npm ERR!) Could not install because of an error?
I am going to update npm latest version, but it's showing this error message:
G:\>npm i -g npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL npm ERR!
Could not install from "" as it does not contain a package.json ...
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git is blocked, how to install npm modules
We are connected through a proxy and here, git is blocked ( not the website but on git//: ) we tried with egit, "git on windows", with and without proxy but not a single clone to local happened.
Now ...
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npm error on every command: EEXIST: file already exists, mkdir 'c:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\npm'
I'm just new to node and npm and this is frustrating.
Well it's almost all said in the title.
On a Windows 10 x64 using a NON elevated prompt, all npm commands shows:
EEXIST: file already exists, ...
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npm global install does not add packages to PATH on Windows 8.1
When I run npm install -g <package> it installs the packages in my user/AppData/Roaming/npm/npm_modules/ folder. This sub-folder is not in my PATH so if I try to run the package without ...
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unknown error on npm install "npm ERR! Unexpected token '.'" on using NVM-Windows, Node v17, NPM v8
This seems to be a semi-common error, but it's unclear to me what is causing it. I want to know what is causing this error and how can I resolve it.
Using NVM I have installed Node @latest (Version 17....
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super slow node npm commands
I have node v.4.4 with npm v.2.14.20 (default bundled with windows installer). My OS: Windows 7 64bit. Hardware: Dell laptop, 16GB RAM, SSD, core i7.
I'm facing a problem with extremely slow npm. For ...
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No console colors if using npm script inside a Git bash (mintty)
Introduction
Using chalk I have written a small console program for printing colored text, which I execute with NodeJS:
console.log(require('chalk').yellow('yellow text'));
The program prints the ...
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npm package.json bin won't work on Windows
I am trying to start my cli tool via the package.json bin property.
I have the following:
...
"name": "mycli",
"bin": "./bin/mycli",
...
When I open the cmd in the package path and type: "mycli" it ...
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How to install NodeJS project locally without internet connection?
I have a project which I will have to deploy to client Windows systems where it will not be possible to connect to internet. I currently have a folder in D:\NODE which contains node.exe and npm.cmd ...
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listen EACCES: permission denied in windows
Everything was worked fine before today evening after i uninstalled vscode and installed again I'm facing this issue while try to run npm run app i have no clue how to fix this i tried to run vs code ...
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Error: Illegal characters in path in npm rimraf
I am getting an error while I tried to delete multiple directories using npm rimraf.
Error: Illegal characters in path
Command I run is rimraf **/lib/**
> [email protected] clean-libs
> ...
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Install electron on node for windows hangs
I am following the quick installtion guide on electron :http://electron.atom.io/
Script:
Clone the Quick Start repository
git clone https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start
Go into the ...
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