Loopback: Cannot install strongloop using npm install -g strongloop

[roopesh90]

I have installed strongloop on my local system with no issues, but when i try install the same on my remote using
npm install -g strongloop
I get the following errors and the process exits

$ npm install -g strongloop
/
> [email protected] install /home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-supervisor/node_modules/heapdump
> node-gyp rebuild

make: Entering directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-supervisor/node_modules/heapdump/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/heapdump/src/heapdump.o
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/heapdump/src/platform-posix.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/heapdump.node
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/heapdump.node: Finished
  COPY Release/heapdump.node
make: Leaving directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-supervisor/node_modules/heapdump/build'

> [email protected] install /home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-supervisor/node_modules/strong-fork-syslog
> node-gyp rebuild

make: Entering directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-supervisor/node_modules/strong-fork-syslog/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/syslog/syslog.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/syslog.node
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/syslog.node: Finished
  COPY Release/syslog.node
make: Leaving directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-supervisor/node_modules/strong-fork-syslog/build'

> [email protected] install /home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-agent
> node-gyp rebuild || exit 0

make: Entering directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-agent/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/strong-agent/src/strong-agent.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/strong-agent.node
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/strong-agent.node: Finished
  COPY Release/strong-agent.node
make: Leaving directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-agent/build'
npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing [email protected]
-
> [email protected] install /home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/node-inspector/node_modules/ws
> (node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)

make: Entering directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/node-inspector/node_modules/ws/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil/src/bufferutil.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil.node
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil.node: Finished
  COPY Release/bufferutil.node
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/validation/src/validation.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/validation.node
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/validation.node: Finished
  COPY Release/validation.node
make: Leaving directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/node-inspector/node_modules/ws/build'

> [email protected] install /home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-arc/node_modules/ws
> (node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0)

make: Entering directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-arc/node_modules/ws/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil/src/bufferutil.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil.node
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bufferutil.node: Finished
  COPY Release/bufferutil.node
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/validation/src/validation.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/validation.node
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/validation.node: Finished
  COPY Release/validation.node
make: Leaving directory `/home/a7/npm-global/lib/node_modules/strongloop/node_modules/strong-arc/node_modules/ws/build'
npm ERR! EEXIST, open '/home/a7/.npm/99390cf3-a7-npm-mime-db-1-6-0-package-tgz.lock'
File exists: /home/a7/.npm/99390cf3-a7-npm-mime-db-1-6-0-package-tgz.lock
Move it away, and try again. 

npm ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-44-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "strongloop"
npm ERR! cwd /home/a7
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.36
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.28
npm ERR! path /home/a7/.npm/99390cf3-a7-npm-mime-db-1-6-0-package-tgz.lock
npm ERR! code EEXIST
npm ERR! errno 47
npm ERR! not ok code 0

[zanzamar]

You can try npm cache clear then run the install again.

[roopesh90]

Hey thanks for the reply @zanzamar.
unfortunately, it didn't work. Ended up with the same error

[ricardohbin]

Did you try do the delete file file /home/a7/.npm/99390cf3-a7-npm-mime-db-1-6-0-package-tgz.lock as the error suggests?

[roopesh90]

@ricardohbin the file gets deleted by npm after the execution automatically somehow. I cant find it.
and I closed the issue by mistake, apologies.

[atajwala]

I am seeing the same issue when installing strongloop on a gcloud hosted ubuntu micro instance.

[thedarkcder]

Also having the issue, tried deleting npm-mime-db lock still the same issue

• Ubuntu 14.04

[petermac-]

+1, same issue on Ubuntu 14.04. Tried deleting the file and running npm cache clear/clean to no avail.

[roopesh90]

Still no answers or solutions??

[superkhau]

@cgole ^

[loay]

Hi @roopesh90
Is this being resolved?

[cleever]

Sadly strongloop/loopback on ubuntu is completely broken

[loay]

I got it installed on an Ubuntu 14 server with the following

$ npm -v
2.14.7
$ node -v
v4.2.3

@cleever did you try npm cache clear then reinstalling? What version of npm and node are you using?
Can you print here the error message that you are getting. Thanks.

[roopesh90]

Haven't gone back to the loopback implementation. Since i didn't get a solution and was in a time-crunch, I had to shift to Django around 6-7 months back.

[loay]

@AaronBedward @cleever @petermac-
How about you guys? Have you recently tried to install?
Thanks.

[superkhau]

@cgole Ping, can you verify if installing strongloop on Ubuntu 14.04 is indeed broken?

[smartmouse]

Looks like you are using node 0.10.36 version., pretty old , I think there are new node 0.10.x version.

[loay]

So basically it is not broken on Ubuntu. a test was made and it installs fine. It could be an old node version. we will need more details on each case separately, however it is been confirmed that it is not broken.

[loay]

another test is done. node 0.10 working for strongloop install as well on xlinux ubuntu

[superkhau]

@loay Let's close this. If anyone is running into issues on Ubuntu 14.04 as of today, please create a new issue with your node and npm versions. We can solve each issue case-by-case.