Issue with installing npm on Ubuntu 16.04 - node.js

Question

I am trying to install babel using the following command:
npm install --save-dev babel-cli
which is throwing the following output.
npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /chokidar/fsevents:
npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fsevents#1.2.3
npm WARN react-essential#1.0.0 No repository field.
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-122-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--save-dev" "babel-cli"
npm ERR! node v4.2.6
npm ERR! npm v3.5.2
npm ERR! path ../babel-cli/bin/babel-doctor.js
npm ERR! code EPROTO
npm ERR! errno -71
npm ERR! syscall symlink
npm ERR! EPROTO: protocol error, symlink '../babel-cli/bin/babel-doctor.js' -> '/code/ReactExampleFiles/Ch02/02_01/start/node_modules/.bin/babel-doctor'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR! <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-122-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--save-dev" "babel-cli"
npm ERR! node v4.2.6
npm ERR! npm v3.5.2
npm ERR! path npm-debug.log.1893237937
npm ERR! code ETXTBSY
npm ERR! errno -26
npm ERR! syscall rename
npm ERR! ETXTBSY: text file is busy, rename 'npm-debug.log.1893237937' -> 'npm-debug.log'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR! <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /code/ReactExampleFiles/Ch02/02_01/start/npm-debug.log
On some research - it was suggested to try npm install --no-bin-links, which is still erroring out:
vagrant#ubuntu-xenial:/code/ReactExampleFiles/Ch02/02_01/start$ npm install --no-bin-links
npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /chokidar/fsevents:
npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fsevents#1.2.3
npm WARN react-essential#1.0.0 No repository field.
Please suggest how to fix.

Answer 1

Try update version of npm. npm install npm -g or apt update npm.