Every time I open a terminal window, I get this (even before typing anything):
ERROR: npm is known not to run on Node.js v4.1.2
Node.js 4 is supported but the specific version you're running has
a bug known to break npm. Please update to at least 4.7.0 to use this
version of npm. You can find the latest release of Node.js at https://nodejs.org/
nvm is not compatible with the npm config "prefix" option: currently set to ""
Run `npm config delete prefix` or `nvm use --delete-prefix v4.1.2 --silent` to unset it.
I was never running a version of node 4, but anyway I deleted node.js completely following some pretty thorough steps I found online, and then reinstalled it from the website to version 8.11.2 (node -v gives me v8.11.2) but the warning still appears
I never paid it much attention until my npm started seriously acting up while trying to work with create-react, giving me tons of security warning with npm audit and not letting me update to the indicated versions of modules.
I've tried everything, reinstalling npm, reinstalling node, etc. and I'm worried that it's interfering with my app now.
(nvm maintainer here)
If you can get node working such that nvm current doesn't say "none" or "system", then you can run nvm install-latest-npm to ensure you have the latest version of npm that actually works on your node version.
Separately, node 4.1.2 is EOL - if that's your system version, you may want to uninstall it completely.
If you're still having trouble, please file an issue on http://nvm.sh
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I'm using a MacBook Pro.
I have a fresh install of nvm. I set the node version and it's set to 16.17.0 and npm -v and nix -v both show 8.15.0.
When I run npx create-react-app my-app it fails and the log shows the following...
info using npm#6.5.0
Where is this coming from, and how do I fix it?
I originally installed a number of recent and not-so-recent versions of node.js with Homebrew and I had the exact same error. I completely annihilated every instance of node.js and npm from /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin. There is nothing related in my $PATH, but there must be a reference somewhere.
Well, I played around and discovered that installing version 14.0.0 of node.js plays nicely and my app is now created... but I am now getting...
npm WARN npm npm does not support Node.js v14.0.0
I'm still confounded by the original error because I also tried with 12.0.0 and it tried to work and failed in a nice manner with an error that I could play along with. I'm still baffled by the original error.
npm does not support Node.js v15.5.0 as well as v14.15.3
npm Version: 5.6.0
I upgraded it trough the command: npm i -g npm-upgrade
But I don't get version 6, I always get version 5.6.0
I also tried different Node.js versions according to 426750.
I tried following Node.js versions: v15, v14, v12, v9. It doesn't matter which Node.js version I install, i always get the samme error.
I also removed Node.js and updated it as recommended in 47226238, 63196042.
I have no Idea how I can fix this problem. Do you have any suggestion?
The correct command to update npm is npm install -g npm. At the time of this writing, that will install npm#6.14.10. (If it doesn't, try npm install -g npm#6.)
Installing npm-upgrade instead will install a CLI that updates package.json in projects. It will not update npm itself.
EDIT: The version compatibility stuff is just a warning. Based on the comment below, the ERR! cb.apply is not a function stuff is the real problem. You may have multiple versions of npm or node installed in different paths and your PATH or alias configuration is causing incompatible versions to run with each other.
EDIT (continued): If you are using nvm as a version manager, you can downgrade to a previous version, remove/reinstall the current version of Node.js, and you will have a compatible version of npm. If you are not using nvm, installing it (assuming you are on a development machine and not experiencing these issues in production) and using node and npm provided by it should also solve the issue.
EDIT PART 3: I just noticed you are running Node.js 15.5.0. That ships with npm#7 so do npm install -g npm#7. If that doesn't work, find your executable paths for node and npm. (On UNIX-like operating systems: command -v node and command -v npm.) If they are not in the same directories, that sounds like a problem and you should investigate. It will probably be easiest/best to use the npm that is in the same directory as node. You can try that out by using the full path. If that works, figure out what's wrong with your PATH or your aliases that you're using a different npm and fix that.
When I did npm -v it showed version 7.something.
I just wanted to make sure I have the latest available, so I did npm install -g npm.
It seemed to work OK (it did go through a install/upgrade process) but when I now do npm -v it says 6.14.9.
What is the 'correct' or proper way to get the latest npm on macOS? And I mean in a global way (for my entire coding environment) so that any NodeJS project in any directory will universally use the latest npm.
FYI I'm using macOS Catalina 10.15.6.
npm 7 ships with Node.js 15.x but is not yet the default latest within the npm registry. Confusing! If you want the latest 7.x version of npm, you need to specify that you want version 7: npm install -g npm#7. Otherwise, it will give you the latest 6.x release.
I recommend using nvm to manage your node versions. It allows switching between projects with different versions without running into version issues.
With it, you can use nvm install node to install the latest one, or nvm ls-remote to list available versions for install.
I am following the following guide from GitHub Here but when I enter npm init I keep getting the error:
Sorry, there's a problem with nodist. Couldn't resolve node version
spec %s: %s 11.13.0 Couldn't find any matching version
I have followed the previous steps and set the version to v10.15.3, but the error keeps appearing every time I use nvm. I have also set the version to v11.13.0, as this is what the error is requesting, but I still get the same result. Installed versions include: 11.13.0, 10.16.0, 10.15.3, 8.11.2, 0.12.0
Any help with this would be much appreciated!
There are several reasons which can cause this problem:
If due to some reasons like poor internet connection your node or npm versions you have downloaded are corrupted. In this case you need to remove the files .npm-version-global and .node-version-global as well as empty the folders v, v-64 and npmv within the installation of the Nodist folder.
You have a local version of the node specified in .node-version file in the root directory of your project. In this case you need to install that version by nodist local XXX where XXX is the version of the node in .node-version file.
In my case, the problem was that I had a node version specified in my code repo that didn't match the node version installed on my machine. I needed the updated node version on my machine, so
I opened file explorer to the root of my repo.
I opened .node-version and edited the version number to the updated version I needed.
npm cache clean --force to start with a fresh cache. (Note: Others have said that npm cache clean --force is outdated, but this command worked for both my teammate and for me using npm version 6.9.0.)
npm install to reinstall my node modules.
npm run build and I had a clean build. Yay!
For Node 18 and npm 8.19.1, I found the advice at https://github.com/nullivex/nodist/issues/252#issuecomment-1170897428 useful.
I was getting cb.apply errors, and problems with #npmcli/arborist and libnpmfund, but I created those two links from the list.
I was using npx. This installs an old (v 5.8) version of npm inside its node_modules. That npm contains graceful-fs inside its node_modules. The cb.apply error was coming frome graceful-fs's polyfill.js.
I installed the latest version of graceful-fs, and copied the newer polyfill.js into the abovementioned (child of npm's) graceful-fs. This seemed to fix the problem for me.
I installed Node and npm as they are required to install angular cli.
Now, if I type this command:
npm install -g angular-cli
I get this message in terminal:
ERROR: npm is known not to run on Node.js v4.2.6 Node.js 4 is supported but the specific version you're running has a bug known to break npm. Please update to at least 4.7.0 to use this version of npm. You can find the latest release of Node.js at https://nodejs.org/
I also followed this link, but still the issue is not resolved.
I tried removing node, npm and then reinstalling, updating node according to all the ways I found on internet, but still the version(4.2.6) is same.
I don't understand what I am doing wrong as I am new to Linux.
Surprisingly, npm is quite complicated in Linux, until you discover Node Version Manager which allows you to easily install new versions and swap between them.
After installing nvm, you can install any node version with nvm install <VERSION_NUMBER> and you can set it as default with nvm alias default <VERSION_NUMBER>
You can swap between versions using nvm use <VERSION_NUMBER>