Won't install on Ubuntu 16.04

[octopusknives]

There are issues with installing on Ubuntu 16.04. pty.js has node-gyp rebuild issues.

[lepazca]

I have the same issue.

[foxy82]

Same here I get this:

pty.js@0.3.1 install /home/username/src/wetty/node_modules/pty.js node-gyp rebuild

/bin/sh: 1: node: not found gyp: Call to 'node -e "require('nan')"' returned exit status 127 while in binding.gyp. while trying to load binding.gyp gyp ERR! configure error gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/share/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:354:16) gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12) gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-51-generic gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild" gyp ERR! cwd /home/username/src/wetty/node_modules/pty.js gyp ERR! node -v v4.2.6 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.3 gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-51-generic npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "pty.js" npm ERR! node v4.2.6 npm ERR! npm v3.5.2 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! pty.js@0.3.1 install: node-gyp rebuild npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the pty.js@0.3.1 install script 'node-gyp rebuild'. npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed. npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the pty.js package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: npm ERR! npm bugs pty.js npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls pty.js npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /home/username/src/wetty/npm-debug.log

[foxy82]

This fixed it for me: sudo apt-get install nodejs-legacy

Details here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21168141/cannot-install-packages-using-node-package-manager-in-ubuntu

[octopusknives]

Didn't work for me. And I already had that installed when I first had the issue.

[duscha]

I get the same problem using Debian Jessie. I also installed npm nodejs-legacy, and still get the same error. Any solution?

[g666nz]

I too wasted alot of time on this. for future purposes. All you have to do is sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

[mferraci]

Update node to last version. Worked for me. npm cache clean -f npm install -g n n stable

[aerophile]

thanks @mferraci , your solution worked for me

[Fransan]

I was getting the same error but in CentOS 6

After some searching I found that what I had to do was to update gcc from version 4.4 (default in CentOs) to 4.8

I use this guide to update versions: https://edwards.sdsu.edu/research/c11-on-centos-6/

[syukronrm]

Same issue. Use yarn install instead, it works well.

[heyphat]

Hi all, any updates on this issue? none of above suggestions works for me.

[dallas-x]

I too wasted alot of time on this. for future purposes. All you have to do is sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

Thanks mate

[butlerx]

as @g666nz pointed out you need build-essential for previously pty.js, now node-pty requires it to build the native modules