javascriptnpm/cli #2818Reported task

[BUG] "ERR! Cannot find module 'agentkeepalive'" trying to "npm install -g npm@7.6.0"

envgap__npm__cli-2818

Original GitHub issue ↗Dated source checkout ↗Opened 2021-03-04

01 / FAILURE SIGNATURE

Captured in a clean container

- https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/555 (I don't recall trying to upgrade and breaking anything, previously; plus, npm is not installed as root: if I try the same command with sudo, I get `sudo: npm: command not found`)

02 / ENVIRONMENT RECIPE

Base commit: 0c881fc3e12c34fabf6225b1f5c0200d424f996c
Manifest: package.json
Reproduce: npm install --before=2021-03-04T11:48:49Z
Run under trace: node -e "const p=require('./package.json'); require(p.main||'.'); console.log(p.name)"

03 / ORIGINAL ISSUE TEXT

npm/cli #2818 · read the original issue

As far as I know, this is not:



- https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/555 (I don't recall trying to upgrade and breaking anything, previously; plus, npm is not installed as root: if I try the same command with sudo, I get `sudo: npm: command not found`)

- https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2454 (I'm running npm 7.5.3, not 6.x)

- https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/1935 (not npx, not CI, just a local Linux environment)



### Current Behavior:



When I open a terminal, I get this message:



> npm notice 

> npm notice New minor version of npm available! 7.5.3 -> 7.6.0

> npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.6.0

> npm notice Run npm install -g npm@7.6.0 to update!

> npm notice 

 

When I run `npm install -g npm@7.6.0` as it suggests, I get:



> npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND

> npm ERR! Cannot find module 'agentkeepalive'

> npm ERR! Require stack:

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/make-fetch-happen/agent.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/make-fetch-happen/index.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-fetch/index.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/lib/remote.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/lib/git.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/lib/fetcher.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/pacote/lib/index.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/update-notifier.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js

> npm ERR! - /home/me/.nvm/versions/node/v12.16.1/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js

> 

> npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:

> npm ERR!     /home/me/.npm/_logs/2021-03-04T07_50_45_244Z-debug.log



### Expected Behavior:



A successful upgrade to npm 7.6.0.



### Steps To Reproduce:



1. In Linux Mint 19.3 64-bit,

2. With nvm installed and pointing to v12.16.1 as the default,

3. Run `npm install -g npm@7.6.0`

4. See the above error

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