How do I install express without an error? - node.js

I am trying to install express for a project, but when i run npm i express it shows this error:
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall symlink
npm ERR! path ../mime/cli.js
npm ERR! dest /media/pi/HMMM/Programming/nodejs/myFirstHTTPS/node_modules/.bin/mime
npm ERR! errno -1
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../mime/cli.js' -> '/media/pi/HMMM/Programming/nodejs/myFirstHTTPS/node_modules/.bin/mime'
npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../mime/cli.js' -> '/media/pi/HMMM/Programming/nodejs/myFirstHTTPS/node_modules/.bin/mime'] {
npm ERR! errno: -1,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'symlink',
npm ERR! path: '../mime/cli.js',
npm ERR! dest: '/media/pi/HMMM/Programming/nodejs/myFirstHTTPS/node_modules/.bin/mime'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2021-12-31T21_49_55_020Z-debug.log
I am running node and npm on a raspberry pi 4 with the newest release of raspberry pi OS. Please explain what is going wrong and how to fix it

Looks like you're trying to install on your SD card or USB drive, which I assume is formatted as FAT32. Unfortunately, FAT32 doesn't support symlinks.
You could try this:
npm install --no-bin-links express
If that doesn't work, you'll have to use a filesystem other than FAT32.

Seems to be a permission issue.
if you're on mac, run:
sudo npm install express
if you're on windows I am not sure of the equivalent, but you have to run as administrator.

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EACCES error every time I try and do something with npm

Whenever I do anything related to npm, including uninstalling npm itself, I get this error:
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! syscall rename
npm ERR! path /usr/local/bin/corepack
npm ERR! dest /usr/local/bin/.corepack-0KY6b4OJ
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, rename '/usr/local/bin/corepack' -> '/usr/local/bin/.corepack-0KY6b4OJ'
npm ERR! [Error: EACCES: permission denied, rename '/usr/local/bin/corepack' -> '/usr/local/bin/.corepack-0KY6b4OJ'] {
npm ERR! errno: -13,
npm ERR! code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! syscall: 'rename',
npm ERR! path: '/usr/local/bin/corepack',
npm ERR! dest: '/usr/local/bin/.corepack-0KY6b4OJ'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
This didn't use to be the case as I have had no issues in the past, although the last time I tried to use an npm-related command was about a year ago.
I've tried many solutions, including sudo, nvm and uninstalling Node completely but nothing seems to work. I haven't used Node much before so I'm not very familiar with it unfortunately, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
run npm package as administrator by using the command
sudo npm install -g npm#latest
Turns out it was an issue with my antivirus software! After disabling the software and installing NVM everything now works fine.

NodeJs shows error while installing module in Linux

I install nodejs with the help of nvm but after installing it and use add a module in workspace it shows error (not showing error in npm init)
I tried npx create-next-app with and without sudo but it isn't working..
So after that i tried making a plain workspace and use npm init it works then i try to install nodemon in it it shows same error. After some time i use no-bin-links and it works...
Kindly help please
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall symlink
npm ERR! path ../#babel/parser/bin/babel-parser.js
npm ERR! dest /run/media/alokjha/Files/Alok/Websites/my-app/node_modules/.bin/parser
npm ERR! errno -1
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../#babel/parser/bin/babel-parser.js' -> '/run/media/alokjha/Files/Alok/Websites/my-app/node_modules/.bin/parser'
npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../#babel/parser/bin/babel-parser.js' -> '/run/media/alokjha/Files/Alok/Websites/my-app/node_modules/.bin/parser'] {
npm ERR! errno: -1,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'symlink',
npm ERR! path: '../#babel/parser/bin/babel-parser.js',
npm ERR! dest: '/run/media/alokjha/Files/Alok/Websites/my-app/node_modules/.bin/parser'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/alokjha/.npm/_logs/2021-12-31T16_04_54_357Z-debug-0.log
I use Arch Linux,and bash console..

Nodejs is showing error EPERM, how can i fix it?

PS C:\New folder> npm install -g yo generator-code
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! syscall mkdir
npm ERR! path C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\generator-code
npm ERR! errno -4048
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\generator-code'
npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\generator-code'] {
npm ERR! errno: -4048,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'mkdir',
npm ERR! path: 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\generator-code'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system.
npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus),
npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the
npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running
npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Forever\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2020-11-25T04_10_40_095Z-debug.log
when I tried to install npm install -g yo generator-code its showing this error . i have run it three times 2 on windows 1 on Linux but everytime its showing this error how can i fix it
Its a permission issue
i would recommned you configure npm to not require sudo/Admin permission to install global packages.
for now just downgrade your npm version or run your cmd with 'Admin privileges'.
if these steps doesn't help
then run this npm cache clean --force and then try reinstalling your package.

npm - EPERM: operation not permitted on Linux

I'm trying to do the react tutorial on my local machine (centOS)
I ran
sudo npm install -g create-react-app
After running that command I got the following error
npm ERR! Linux 3.10.0-514.el7.x86_64
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "create-react-app"
npm ERR! node v6.10.3
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path /tmp/npm-1422-84cdbe70/registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! errno -1
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, open '/tmp/npm- 1422-84cdbe70/registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz' while getting shasum for /tmp/npm-1422-84cdbe70/registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz
npm ERR! From: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, open '/tmp/npm-1422-84cdbe70/registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz' while getting shasum for /tmp/npm-1422-84cdbe70/registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz
npm ERR! From: https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! errno: -1,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'open',
npm ERR! path: '/tmp/npm-1422-84cdbe70/registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz',
npm ERR! parent: 'tar-pack' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
I tried going into the directory and untarring the .tgz file and changing around some of the permissions and nothing worked. I followed some solutions online with similar problems but still no luck.
I also ran
npm cache clear
Can anyone explain why this is happening? Any suggestions?
Running npm cache clear or even npm cache clear -fdoes not always clean all the cache.
Sometimes you should remove the cache files manually.
To do so go to the default NPM cache folder and remove its content:
Default: ~/.npm on linux, or %AppData%/npm-cache on Windows.
Then you can attempt to install your desired package with npm install -g.
Please, avoid using sudo npm install -g because you can mess up the npm permissions. Instead change the permission to npm's default directory, or change npm's default directory to another directory. Further details here:
https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions
WARNING: If npm's default path is just /usr, changing the directory permissions will be harmful.
Try to use $: sudo npm install

npm install Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../mkdirp/bin/cmd.js'

Still failed even after reinstall node and npm.
Here is the full error message
npm ERR! Linux 4.8.0-34-generic
npm ERR! argv "/home/lt1pchanifa/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.3/bin/node" "/home/lt1pchanifa/.nvm/versions/node/v6.9.3/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v6.9.3
npm ERR! npm v4.0.5
npm ERR! path ../mkdirp/bin/cmd.js
npm ERR! code EPERM
npm ERR! errno -1
npm ERR! syscall symlink
npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../mkdirp/bin/cmd.js' -> '/media/lt1pchanifa/B0D0-8B34/Edwin/thinkster-ng2/node_modules/#angular-cli/ast-tools/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink '../mkdirp/bin/cmd.js' -> '/media/lt1pchanifa/B0D0-8B34/Edwin/thinkster-ng2/node_modules/#angular-cli/ast-tools/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! errno: -1,
npm ERR! code: 'EPERM',
npm ERR! syscall: 'symlink',
npm ERR! path: '../mkdirp/bin/cmd.js',
npm ERR! dest: '/media/lt1pchanifa/B0D0-8B34/Edwin/thinkster-ng2/node_modules/#angular-cli/ast-tools/node_modules/.bin/mkdirp',
npm ERR! parent: '#angular-cli/ast-tools' }
You are trying to run npm in a linux platform within a Windows FAT32 folder.
/media/lt1pchanifa/B0D0-8B34/Edwin/thinkster-ng2
According to github issue, permission problems occur while trying to access Windows partition.
Try to move the project to Home directory which is EXT4 and run the command.
I haven't tried this myself but maybe you could skip creating symlinks if it's only problem with them.
npm install --no-bin-links
See more here:
npm install: when to use --no-bin-links?
Installing npm modules in a VM shared directory and grunt issues

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