Gatsby: Error while install gatsby-cli

[ilomon10]

Description

Can't install Gatsby CLI step Quick Start Docs

Steps to reproduce

npm install -g gatsby-cli

Expected result

gatsby-cli succesfully installed.

Actual result

/root/.nvm/versions/node/v10.15.3/bin/gatsby -> /root/.nvm/versions/node/v10.15.3/lib/node_modules/gatsby-cli/lib/index.js

> [email protected] postinstall /root/.nvm/versions/node/v10.15.3/lib/node_modules/gatsby-cli/node_modules/gatsby-telemetry
> node src/postinstall.js

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:584
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module '/root/.nvm/versions/node/v10.15.3/lib/node_modules/gatsby-cli/node_modules/gatsby-telemetry/src/postinstall.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:582:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:508:25)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:754:12)
    at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:283:19)
    at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:622:3)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] postinstall: `node src/postinstall.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] postinstall script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /root/.npm/_logs/2019-05-16T07_28_52_765Z-debug.log

Environment

# npm -v
6.4.1
# node -v
v10.15.3
# gatsby info --clipboard
bash: gatsby: command not found

[freiksenet]

I couldn't reproduce locally with exact same npm/node versions, however I have a feeling it might be a permission problem for the config file. Are you running this from root user? Your nvm path seems to suggest that.

[freiksenet]

Ok, we repro'd it. This indeed happens when you have nvm installed as root. A workaround for that would be to run npm install with --unsafe-perm flag. See npm docs.

However, we do not recommend such setups, as this opens a vector of attack. I advice you to install nvm as a regular, non-root user.

[ilomon10]

when i try with yarn it working clean

@freiksenet ok thanks for your fast respond, i'll try it

[doverradio]

@ilomon10 how did you get it to work with yarn? I am facing this issue right now.

[ayanbag]

It worked for me when we install it as a SuperUser/RootUser in Linux.

[younessdev9]

$sudo npm install -g gatsby-cli solved the it