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.

Answer 2

First, Uninstall completely nodejs and npm.

sudo apt remove nodejs npm

Then, reinstall it over the link below:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Refer: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions

Answer 3

I just had this issue on Ubuntu 16. Use n to update to the latest version

sudo n latest

That should settle it.

Answer 4

I had a similar problem but my project is part of a bigger system so neither switching to nvm instead of npm nor upgrading my version of Node.js were options.

However, moving npm backwards to a previous version was an option. I found 4.6.1 worked without complaint.

sudo npm install -g npm@4.6.1

This version of npm did not complain.

Answer 5

I download latest install package from https://nodejs.org/en/ and reinstall it. Solve it!

Answer 6

Get latest release with

$ nvm install node 

Then run the following

$ nvm alias default stable_node_version