[BUG] <sudo npm install -g npm@latest fails on circleci> update-npm

[koitoror]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

-|/-|/-|/-|/-|/npm WARN engine npm@7.19.1: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"4.8.2","npm":"2.15.11"}) npm ERR! Linux 4.15.0-1106-aws npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "npm@latest" npm ERR! node v4.8.2 npm ERR! npm v2.15.11 npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND

npm ERR! Cannot find module '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/build.js' npm ERR! npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: npm ERR! https://github.com/npm/npm/issues

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /home/circleci/mern-starter/npm-debug.log

Exited with code exit status 1

Expected Behavior

to work

Steps To Reproduce

1. In this environment... circleci
2. With this config...
3. Run '...' sudo npm install -g npm@latest
4. See error...

Environment

• OS:
• Node:
• npm: docker:
  • image: circleci/node:4.8.2 # Primary execution image auth: username: mydockerhub-user password: $DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD # context / project UI env-var reference
  • image: mongo:3.4.4 # Service/dependency image auth: username: mydockerhub-user password: $DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD # context / project UI env-var reference steps:
  • checkout
  • run: name: update-npm command: 'sudo npm install -g npm@latest'

[koitoror]

resolved it .. the error was here - image: circleci/node:4.8.2 # Primary execution image the circleci node image needs to be version 10 and higher so i replaced it with - image: cimg/node:16.4.1 # Primary execution image