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Npm can't find module "semver" error in Ubuntu 19.04

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I am getting the following error whenever I try to run npm command.

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:626

throw err;

^



Error: Cannot find module 'semver'

Require stack:

- /usr/share/npm/lib/utils/unsupported.js

- /usr/share/npm/bin/npm-cli.js

    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:623:15)

    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:527:27)

    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:681:19)

    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)

    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/unsupported.js:2:14)

    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:774:30)

    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:785:10)

    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:641:32)

    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:556:12)

    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:681:19) {

  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',

  requireStack: [

    '/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/unsupported.js',

    '/usr/share/npm/bin/npm-cli.js'

  ]

}

I was basically trying to make offline use of FreeCodeCamp. It asked me to run command 'npm ci' from which I started getting this error.

I tried reinstalling npm but it won't work. I also tried installing the semver module which also didn't help.

What might have gone wrong and how can I fix this?

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answered 1 Year ago ettorina · Accepted Answer

Found a similar question here and the answer worked.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/local/share/man/man1/node* ~/.npm

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node*

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node*

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/include/node*



sudo apt-get purge nodejs npm

sudo apt autoremove

Download the latest tar.xz NodeJS file from https://nodejs.org/en/download/

tar -xf node-v#.#.#-linux-x64.tar.xz

sudo mv node-v#.#.#-linux-x64/bin/* /usr/local/bin/

sudo mv node-v#.#.#-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/ /usr/local/lib/

Where #.#.# is the version you downloaded.

Verify installation using

node -v

npm -v