I was using this script to install basic software, but had to interrupt because of slow internet speed.
Now when I hit $ sudo apt-get install npm
, I get following error
yask123@yaskslaptop:~$ sudo apt-get installed npm
E: Invalid operation installed
yask123@yaskslaptop:~$ sudo apt-get install npm
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
npm : Depends: nodejs but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-abbrev (>= 1.0.4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-ansi (>= 0.3.0-2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-ansi-color-table but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-archy but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-block-stream but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-fstream (>= 0.1.22) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-fstream-ignore but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-github-url-from-git but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-glob (>= 3.1.21) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-graceful-fs (>= 2.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-inherits but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-ini (>= 1.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-lockfile but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-lru-cache (>= 2.3.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-minimatch (>= 0.2.11) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-mkdirp (>= 0.3.3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-gyp (>= 0.10.9) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-nopt (>= 3.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-npmlog but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-once but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-osenv but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-read but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-read-package-json (>= 1.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-request (>= 2.25.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-retry but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-rimraf (>= 2.2.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-semver (>= 2.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-sha but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-slide but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-tar (>= 0.1.18) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-underscore but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-which but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Installing nodejs will install npm ... so just remove nodejs then reinstall it: $ sudo apt-get remove nodejs
$ sudo apt-get --purge remove nodejs node npm
$ sudo apt-get clean
$ sudo apt-get autoclean
$ sudo apt-get -f install
$ sudo apt-get autoremove
I came to this situation when I installed node js from the latest stable release.
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash -
It seems this version already comes with a prepackaged NPM. So when I tried to install NPM again, I got this error. If anyone is installing Nodejs in this manner then, it's not needed to install NPM separately.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
npm : Depends: nodejs but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-abbrev (>= 1.0.4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-ansi (>= 0.3.0-2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-ansi-color-table but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-archy but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-block-stream but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-fstream (>= 0.1.22) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-fstream-ignore but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-github-url-from-git but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-glob (>= 3.1.21) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-graceful-fs (>= 2.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-inherits but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-ini (>= 1.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-lockfile but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-lru-cache (>= 2.3.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-minimatch (>= 0.2.11) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-mkdirp (>= 0.3.3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-gyp (>= 0.10.9) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-nopt (>= 3.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-npmlog but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-once but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-osenv but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-read but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-read-package-json (>= 1.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-request (>= 2.25.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-retry but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-rimraf (>= 2.2.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-semver (>= 2.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-sha but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-slide but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-tar (>= 0.1.18) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-underscore but it is not going to be installed
Depends: node-which but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
I just solved this issue. The problem was in version conflict. Nodejs 10 installed with npm. So before installing nodejs - remove old npm. Or remove new node -> remove npm -> install node again.
This is the only way which helped me.
I tried lots of method but below work like charm....
After this command run these :-
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x 565 | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Now checkā¦
node -v
npm -v
If sudo apt-get install -f <package-name>
doesn't work, try aptitude:
sudo apt-get install aptitude
sudo aptitude install <package-name>
Aptitude will try to resolve the problem.
As an example, in my case, I still receive some error when try to install libcurl4-openssl-dev
:
sudo apt-get install -f libcurl4-openssl-dev
So i try aptitude, it turns out I have to downgrade some packages.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Keep the following packages at their current version: 1) libyaml-dev [Not Installed] Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/? (n) The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Downgrade the following packages: 1) libyaml-0-2 [0.1.4-3ubuntu3.1 (now) -> 0.1.4-3ubuntu3 (trusty)] Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] (Y)
First of all try this
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
If error still persists then do this
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
Afterwards try this again:
sudo apt-get install npm
But if it still couldn't resolve issues check for the dependencies using sudo dpkg --configure -a
and remove them one-by-one . Let's say dependencies are on npm then go for this ,
sudo apt-get remove nodejs
sudo apt-get remove npm
Then go to /etc/apt/sources.list.d and remove any node list if you have. Then do a
sudo apt-get update
Then check for the dependencies problem again using sudo dpkg --configure -a
and if it's all clear then you are done .
Later on install npm again using this
v=8 # set to 4, 5, 6, ... as needed
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_$v.x | sudo -E bash -
Then install the Node.js package.
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
The answer above will work for general cases also(for dependencies on other packages like django ,etc) just after first two processes use the same process for the package you are facing dependency with.
sudo apt install aptitude
Then
sudo aptitude install npm
This is a bug in the npm package regarding dependencies : https://askubuntu.com/questions/1088662/npm-depends-node-gyp-0-10-9-but-it-is-not-going-to-be-installed
Bugs have been reported. The above may not work depending what you have installed already, at least it didn't for me on an up to date Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
I followed the suggested dependencies and installed them as the above link suggests:
sudo apt-get install nodejs-dev node-gyp libssl1.0-dev
and then
sudo apt-get install npm
Please subscribe to the bug if you're affected:
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/npm/+bug/1517491
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/npm/+bug/1809828
Node comes with npm installed so you should have a version of npm. However, npm gets updated more frequently than Node does, so you'll want to make sure it's the latest version.
Try
sudo npm install npm -g
First, run
sudo apt-get install nodejs-dev node-gyp libssl1.0-dev
then run
sudo apt install npm
Source: Stackoverflow.com