I am trying to install node in my mac.. i am getting the following error... i downloaded the node from node site and ran that package... can you guys tell me why i am facing that errror..when i do npm install
MacBook-Pro:~ Raj$ npm install
npm ERR! install Couldn't read dependencies
npm ERR! package.json ENOENT, open '/Users/Raj/package.json'
npm ERR! package.json This is most likely not a problem with npm itself.
npm ERR! package.json npm can't find a package.json file in your current directory.
npm ERR! System Darwin 13.0.0
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /Users/Raj
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.26
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.3
npm ERR! path /Users/Raj/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOPACKAGEJSON
npm ERR! errno 34
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/Raj/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 014 Answers
Running just "npm install" will look for dependencies listed in your package.json. The error you're getting says that you don't have a package.json file set up (or you're in the wrong directory).
If you're trying to install a specific package, you should use 'npm install {package name}'. See here for more info about the command.
Otherwise, you'll need to create a package.json file for your dependencies or go to the right directory and then run 'npm install'.
4I had this problem when trying to run 'npm install' in a Terminal window which had been opened before installing Node.js.
Opening a new Terminal window (i.e. bash session) worked. (Presumably this provided the correct environment variables for npm to run correctly.)
In my case it was due to a bad URL (http:// instead of git://, no .git at the end) for one of the dependencies.
You're likely not in the node directory. Try switching to the directory that you unpacked node to and try running the command there.
1In case it helps anyone else - my issue was a rookie error, I had a space in the name line of my package.json and it caused the dependencies to be unreadable.
I came across this, and my issue was using an older version of node (3.X), when a newer version was required.
The error message actually suggested this as well:
...
Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed
...So the solution may be as simple as upgrading node/npm. You can easily do this using nvm, the "Node Version Manager"
After you've installed nvm, you can install and use the latest version of node by simply running this command:
nvm install node
For example:
$ nvm install node
Downloading
######################################################################## 100.0%
Now using node v8.2.1 (npm v5.3.0)
$ node --version
v8.2.1In mac you might have downloaded and installed Node js in /Users/yourusername/Downloads/nodejs-todo-master , so go here and run npm install command, no need of sudo as well., you should get output like this...
underscore@1.4.4 node_modules/underscore
ejs@0.8.8 node_modules/ejs
redis@0.8.6 node_modules/redis
jasmine-node@1.0.28 node_modules/jasmine-node
├── walkdir@0.0.7
├── coffee-script@1.8.0 (mkdirp@0.3.5)
├── requirejs@2.1.15
└── jasmine-reporters@1.0.1 (mkdirp@0.3.5)
express@3.0.6 node_modules/express
├── methods@0.0.1
├── fresh@0.1.0
├── range-parser@0.0.4
├── cookie-signature@0.0.1
├── buffer-crc32@0.1.1
├── cookie@0.0.5
├── commander@0.6.1
├── mkdirp@0.3.3
├── debug@2.1.0 (ms@0.6.2)
├── send@0.1.0 (mime@1.2.6)
└── connect@2.7.2 (pause@0.0.1, bytes@0.1.0, formidable@1.0.11, qs@0.5.1)First download json package file from and then run npm install from terminal.
This is all because you are not in the desired directory. You need to first get into the desired directory. Mine was angular-phonecat directory. So I typed in cd angular-phonecat and then npm install.
npm install -d --save worked for me. -d flag command force npm to install your dependencies and --save will save the all updated dependencies in your package.json
For me I'm on windows 10 X64...
My code
npm installon cmd failedSo instead of
npmi usedYarnJust type
yarn installinstead ofnpm installThis fixed my problem.Tried for 2 days finally found the best solution
To install yarn , on cmd enter the following code
npm install --global yarnTo check if it has installed correctly enter the following code
yarn --version
Hey if you found error and it stuck while installing then try this Open run and type %Temp% and delete all file Then type prefetch on run app an delete all files then try it
If someone is in my situation facing this error and have tried all the above solutions, like:
- you are in the right directory
- you have a package.json file,
- the JSON is valid,
- you have tried to run %temp%
- you have tried " npm install -d --save" etc.
Mine worked by doing "npm install --force"
Note: This was also recommended in the error itself, which I didn't pay attention to earlier.
Even " Yarn install" worked.
Hey if you found error and stcuk while installing packages ,getting only three files like json file ,lock file and module file using yarn then try this using yarn. Open run and type %Temp% and delete all file Then type prefetch on run app an delete all files Then type on CMD npx create -react-app it will give you all packages
