“Couldn't read dependencies” error with npm

Question

I wanted to start a Node app and created a package.json file with a tutorial. Here is the json file:

{
    \"name\": \"Dashboard\",         


        

Answer 1

1)Nodejs installs in C:\ProgramFiles in some cases. Try installing in C: drive or another directory if you don't have admin rights.

2)Make sure you are not installing behind a company's proxy setting. This can sometimes affect installation.

3) Finally, make sure you run the npm command from this directory: Path\nodejs\node_modules\npm where Path is your own directory.

Answer 2

I had an "Invalid Name"

I switched from "name": "Some Name",... to "name": "Some-Name",...

Guess name needs to be a sluggy string.

Answer 3

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Problem with not reading the json is linked to permission issues with the file.

Using this command will do the trick:

sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP ~/.npm

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Answer 4

Recently, I've started to get an error:

npm ERR! install Couldn't read dependencies
npm ERR! Error: Invalid version: "1.0"

So, you may need to specify version of your package with 3 numbers, e.g. 1.0.0 instead of 1.0 if you get similar error.

Answer 5

I figured out I wasn't in the correct folder. I needed goto the folder I just cloned before I ran this command.