Cordova installation error: path issue (?) - error code ENOENT

Question

After installing Xcode & NodeJS I am now trying to install Cordova but I am getting the following error regarding a missing file (wrong path?).

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Answer 1

Uninstalling cordova and then installing it worked for me.

cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/
sudo npm uninstall -g cordova
sudo npm install -g cordova

Answer 2

Solve it using YARN

sudo npm install -g yarn
yarn install -g cordova

Answer 3

I had the same issue once with other packages. I had to reinstall node from here https://nodejs.org/en/download/. For me it happened when I tried to install packages globally without sudo, or when I was cancelling some installation package installation process with ctrc+c. After that there was no way to fix it but to reinstall node. I am also on a mac and now really carefull about letting npm do its job...

Answer 4

I found this problem on Fedora Core 22 too when install latest Apache Cordova ( version 6.0.0 ) the problem may npm miss something about permission check when install with sudo npm install -g cordova.

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT, rename '/lib/node_modules/.staging/abbrev-cxxxxxx'

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT, rename '/lib/node_modules/.staging/abbrev-xxxxxxx'

So solve this problem with run as root ( sudo -s ) and run npm install -g cordova again the problem will solve. ( In my environment ).

For my environment ( Fedora core 22 ) it does not need to reinstall node from nodejs.org

Answer 5

First uninstall cordova : npm uninstall -g cordova The re-install cordova npm install -g cordova