Error: EACCES: permission denied when trying to install ESLint using npm

Question

I\'m trying to install ESLint with npm by going:

npm install -g eslint

However I get the following error:

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Answer 1

Use --unsafe-perm=true and --allow-root flags with npm install like below:-

sudo npm install -g eslint --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root

it worked like charm for me.