I am trying install typescript with command npm install -g typescript, and it returns this error:
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! errno: -13,
npm ERR! code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! syscall: 'access',
npm ERR! path: '/usr/lib/node_modules' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-93-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "typescript"
npm ERR! node v6.11.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path npm-debug.log.1024969454
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, open 'npm-debug.log.1024969454'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, open 'npm-debug.log.1024969454'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! errno: -13,
npm ERR! code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! syscall: 'open',
npm ERR! path: 'npm-debug.log.1024969454' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /npm-debug.log
jramirez@jramirez:/$ ^C
jramirez@jramirez:/$ npm install typescript
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /
/
└── typescript@2.5.2
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/package.json'
npm WARN !invalid#1 No description
npm WARN !invalid#1 No repository field.
npm WARN !invalid#1 No README data
npm WARN !invalid#1 No license field.
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-93-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "typescript"
npm ERR! node v6.11.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path /
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall access
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/'
npm ERR! at Error (native) errno: -13, code: 'EACCES', syscall: 'access', path: '/' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-93-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "typescript"
npm ERR! node v6.11.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path npm-debug.log.2387664261
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, open 'npm-debug.log.2387664261'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, open 'npm-debug.log.2387664261'
npm ERR! at Error (native)
npm ERR! errno: -13,
npm ERR! code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! syscall: 'open',
npm ERR! path: 'npm-debug.log.2387664261' }
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /npm-debug.log
Additionally, I run npm install typescript (without -g), but it doesn't work. Does there exist any other way to install typescript?
My OS is Linux Ubuntu 16.04.
I seldom use node and don't know like to fix this issue.
My question is: exactly which directories need that permission?
It's not recommended to use sudo with npm install, follow the steps from npmjs official docs instead.
Make a directory for global installations:
mkdir ~/.npm-global
Configure npm to use the new directory path:
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
Open or create a ~/.profile file and add this line:
export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
Back on the command line, update your system variables:
source ~/.profile
Test: Download a package globally without using sudo.
npm install -g typescript
Source: https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions