.nvm/v0.10.48/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/unsupported.js:28
console.error(`a bug known to break npm. Please update to at least ${r
^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL
at Module._compile (module.js:439:25)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at /home/user/.nvm/v0.10.48/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:19:21
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/user/.nvm/v0.10.48/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:92:3)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
Any ideas on how to solve this problem?
Reinstalling Ubuntu 16 isn't a option.