Error: npm is known not to run on Node.js V4.2.6

Question

how can I solve the following error? I use Ubuntu 16. When I run any npm command such as \"npm run dev\" I get this error:

ERROR: npm is known not to

Answer 1

You can also use NVM - I did this to solve the same problem.

first type

nvm ls-remote to view the latest versions available,

then

nvm install [version] (I used v8.7.0)

everything should be fine after that.