Ionic-framework: Installation npm ERR!

[spencerthayer]

I'm not able to install Ionic via the command line on OSX 10.9.5. Running the command as sudo gives the same results.

$ npm install -g ionic

npm ERR! Darwin 13.4.0
npm ERR! argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "ionic"
npm ERR! node v0.10.32
npm ERR! npm  v2.1.7
npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno 3

npm ERR! Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
npm ERR!  { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
npm ERR!   errno: 3,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }

`````` sh
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! error rolling back Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
npm ERR! error rolling back { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
npm ERR! error rolling back errno: 3,
npm ERR! error rolling back code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! error rolling back path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/spencerthayer/Desktop/npm-debug.log
``````
### Debug Log

57 error argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "ionic"
58 error node v0.10.32
59 error npm v2.1.7
60 error path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes
61 error code EACCES
62 error errno 3
63 error Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
63 error { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
63 error errno: 3,
63 error code: 'EACCES',
63 error path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }
64 error Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
65 verbose exit [ 3, true ]
66 verbose unbuild lib/node_modules/ionic
67 info preuninstall [email protected]
68 info uninstall [email protected]
69 verbose unbuild rmStuff [email protected] from /usr/local/lib/node_modules
70 verbose /usr/local/bin,[object Object] binRoot
71 verbose gentlyRm verifying that /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic is managed by npm
72 silly isManaged /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic is inside /usr/local/lib/node_modules
73 silly gentlyRm /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic is managed by npm
74 silly gentlyRm /usr/local/bin/ionic is not under /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic
75 silly gentlyRm checking to see if /usr/local/bin/ionic is a link
76 info postuninstall [email protected]
77 verbose gentlyRm vacuuming /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic
78 silly gentlyRm purging /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic
79 error error rolling back Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
79 error error rolling back { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
79 error error rolling back errno: 3,
79 error error rolling back code: 'EACCES',
79 error error rolling back path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }
```

[drewrygh]

Interesting. Can you try granting yourself write access in the directory where your node modules are?

sudo chown -Rwhoami~/.npm I believe?

[spencerthayer]

Close, the command is: sudo chown -Rwhoami~/.npm

Anyway it doesn't work:

~/Desktop]$ npm install -g ionic
npm ERR! Darwin 13.4.0
npm ERR! argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "ionic"
npm ERR! node v0.10.32
npm ERR! npm  v2.1.7
npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno 3

npm ERR! Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
npm ERR!  { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
npm ERR!   errno: 3,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! error rolling back Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
npm ERR! error rolling back  { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
npm ERR! error rolling back   errno: 3,
npm ERR! error rolling back   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! error rolling back   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }

[spencerthayer]

It's worth noting that this is one of the only installations I have had trouble with using NPM.

[drewrygh]

Oops :) Corrected.

So it still seems to be a permission issue though. That command was for global npm modules, do you have any luck after running:

sudo chown -Rwhoami/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/

If that doesn't work try:

sudo npm cache clean
sudo npm update -g ionic

and then rerun the permission commands.

[drewrygh]

Any luck? Did this fix the problem?

[drewrygh]

Assuming no response means this fixed things :)

Closing this, let me know if you're still running into problems.

[spencerthayer]

Thanks. It did.

[githubtantan]

go to http://npmjs-offline.blogspot.com/p/downloads-package.html for downlad and
how to install http://npmjs-offline.blogspot.com/p/how-to-download-install.html

[majornorth]

Helped me, as well. Thank you!

[ghost]

I did sudo -s before running the commands and it worked

[janekkkk]

As of npm 5 you need npm cache clean --force.

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