npm ERR! EPROTO: protocol error, symlink '../@babel/parser/bin/babel-parser.js' -> '/home/vagrant/code/proadco.test/node_modules/.bin/parser'

Question

I\'m attempting to execute npm install in Git Bash client on Windows 8.1 but receiving the following error:

npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL          


        

Answer 1

What worked for me was this. In the Homestead environment I used:

sudo su

then run again

npm install