Gulp installation error on Laravel in Ubuntu

Question

I run npm install gulp in Ubuntu. Show this error:

My Server is Ubuntu 16.04.

Framework is Laravel 5.6.

ERROR: npm is known not to run on Node.js v4.2.6
Node.js 4 is supported but the specific version you're running has
a bug known to break npm. Please update to at least 4.7.0 to use this
version of npm. You can find the latest release of Node.js at https://nodejs.org/

I run node -v show this message: v4.2.6

I run sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade nodejs show this message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
nodejs is already the newest version (9.11.1-1nodesource1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

How to solve this problem?

That's a really old node version. Get the [latest here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) — Brian Lee, Apr 07 '18 at 07:32
@UlrichEckhardt , What should i do? I install nodejs version 9 but show this error! — mae, Apr 07 '18 at 07:34
@DigitalDrifter , I install version 9, But show this error ! — mae, Apr 07 '18 at 07:35
You still have version 4.2.6 installed and npm i using it. Remove it from the system. — Brian Lee, Apr 07 '18 at 07:42
After run install nodejs show this message: `nodejs is already the newest version (9.11.1-1nodesource1).` — mae, Apr 07 '18 at 07:47
What does `which node` give as output? I suspect you installed another node.js version outside of the package management. — Ulrich Eckhardt, Apr 07 '18 at 07:54
@UlrichEckhardt I run `sudo apt-get purge nodejs` after remove nodejs i run `node -v` show `4.2.6` version :-( — mae, Apr 07 '18 at 08:02
You just learned something: Don't install software without the use of the package manager. How to fix that? Remove the stuff manually. — Ulrich Eckhardt, Apr 07 '18 at 08:05
Did you follow the instructions at https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions ? — apokryfos, Apr 07 '18 at 08:41

Sand Of Vega · Answer 1 · 2018-04-07T10:51:20.677

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Try this.. First, Uninstall completely nodejs and npm.

sudo apt remove nodejs npm

Then, reinstall it:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_9.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

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

edited Apr 07 '18 at 10:51

answered Apr 07 '18 at 09:55

Sand Of Vega

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Hi, I remove `nodejs` but after run `node -v` show `4.2.6` !!! How to remove this version? – mae Apr 07 '18 at 10:52
Your node is not completely removed. Try this answers: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32426601/completly-uninstall-nodejs-npm-and-node-in-ubuntu-14-04 – Sand Of Vega Apr 07 '18 at 11:07
Afetr run `sudo apt-get remove nodejs`, i run `node -v` show this message: `4.2.6`. !!!!! How to remove version 4.2.6 !!!? – mae Apr 07 '18 at 11:20
The best way to manage node version is nvm(Node Version Manager). Install nvm from official nvm repository: https://github.com/creationix/nvm Then run this commands to update: https://gist.github.com/frenchbread/d70cb4529073f5196faf7bd2e0464fb5 – Sand Of Vega Apr 07 '18 at 11:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 07 '18 at 07:33

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Try:

sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install nodejs (you already have node so this step is probably not required) 
sudo npm install -g gulp

That should resolve your issue.

answered Apr 07 '18 at 07:33

Simon R

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I install nodejs version 9, But show this error. after run insta;; nodejs show this message : `nodejs is already the newest version (9.11.1-1nodesource1).` – mae Apr 07 '18 at 07:37

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