frankcollins3
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1 year ago Based on the error messages you provided, it seems that the npm package is not available in the default repositories for your Ubuntu system. This could be due to a few reasons:
Incorrect or outdated package repositories: Ensure that your package repositories are up to date. You can do this by running the following command before attempting to install npm again:
sql Copy code sudo apt update Missing or disabled repository: Check if the required repository for npm is enabled. The package might be available in a specific repository that is not enabled by default. You can enable the repository by modifying the /etc/apt/sources.list file or by adding a new file with the repository information in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory.
Compatibility issues or incorrect package name: Verify that you are using the correct package name for npm on your Ubuntu version. It's possible that the package name has changed or is different from the standard one. You can search for the available npm packages using the following command:
sql Copy code apt search npm Network connectivity or DNS issues: Make sure your server has a working internet connection and can resolve domain names. DNS issues can prevent the package manager from finding the required package.
If none of these steps resolve the issue, please provide more details about your Ubuntu version and any customizations you have made to your package repositories.
GPT advises update of ubuntu first [8:19pm]
attempting to do: use ubuntu SSH-client rather than terminal emulator to clone this app from git and deploy.
error: ubuntu@ip-${ip}:/fill_container$ npm i Command 'npm' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install npm ubuntu@ip-${ip}:/fill_container$ sudo apt install npm Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package npm ubuntu@ip-${ip}:/fill_container$ npm i Command 'npm' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install npm ubuntu@ip-${ip} :/fill_container$
proposed approach: 1) following along with this video. this tutorial is vid from which ubuntu approach came. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaK223BiTBU
2) chatGPT