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Ubuntu – NPM: ERROR: npm is known not to run on Node.js v10.19.0

My problem, i can’t install my packages or upgrade npm via "npm install -g npm@latest" – because of this problem.

  • ERROR: npm is known not to run on Node.js v10.19.0
    You’ll need to upgrade to a newer Node.js version in order to use this
    version of npm. You can find the latest version at https://nodejs.org/

I’ve installed newest version of node.
currently node -v shows v16.15.1
but npm still thinking i’m using an old one.
How to update my npm’s node version?.
P.S. My current OS is Ubuntu 20.08

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  1. 0

    npm cache clean -f and then npm install -g npm@latest

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  2. 0

    Duplicate of: https://askubuntu.com/a/1382566/391310

    Short Answer

    The simplest is to update to Node.js v12:

    curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

    Long Answer

    You could update to newer Node.js-versions, see:
    https://github.com/nodesource/distributions#readme
    however according to a comment on github, jumping to the newest version, might lead to breaking changes. (I don’t notice any.)

    Thanks to a comment from @SaidbakR below : To see which version is compatible check the following table:

    | NodeJS  | `npm --version` |
|---------|-----------------|
| Node 16 | 6.0+            |
| Node 14 | 4.14+           |
| Node 12 | 4.12+           |
| Node 10 | 4.9+, <6.0      |

    I skipped the uneven numbers, because they don’t have a long-term-support. Node 18 is as of May 2022 in a prerelease state.

    If you would like to update to e.g. Node.js 16, edit the number from the code above:

    curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

    This answer is based on (How to update node.js) as well on (compatible node.js and npm-Versions)

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  3. 0

    because npm is installed via shim. You must do this steps

    • uninstall distribution npm and nodejs (prevent future conflict)
    • remove the npm in shim wich is installed manually (for example with some aws frameworks in my case) with added configs
    • clean package cache (optional)
    • install distribution version nodejs and npm
    • upgrade nodejs ofically
    sudo -i
apt remove --purge nodejs npm
apt clean
rm-rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*
apt install npm nodejs
npm cache clean -f
npm install -g n
n stable
exit
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