NPM install hangs when installing packages
13,624
Solved problem by
- Remove
package-lock.json
- Remove
node_modules
folder - Run
npm install
again. (took 30 minutes to finish but finally did)
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Vugar Abdullayev
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Updated on May 01, 2022Comments
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Vugar Abdullayev 13 days
I currently using a project. It works fine but the problem when I remove the project files(except
node_modules
) to another folder or GitHub, reinstalling packages via npm is not successful. It always hangs atextract:rxjs: sill extract [email protected]
I tried
npm cache verify
no luck.Here is
packages.json
{ "name": "esas", "version": "0.0.0", "license": "MIT", "scripts": { "ng": "ng", "start": "ng serve", "build": "ng build", "test": "ng test", "lint": "ng lint", "e2e": "ng e2e" }, "private": true, "dependencies": { "@angular/animations": "^4.2.4", "@angular/cdk": "^2.0.0-beta.10", "@angular/common": "^4.2.4", "@angular/compiler": "^4.2.4", "@angular/core": "^4.2.4", "@angular/forms": "^4.2.4", "@angular/http": "^4.2.4", "@angular/material": "^2.0.0-beta.10", "@angular/platform-browser": "^4.2.4", "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^4.2.4", "@angular/router": "^4.2.4", "@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": "^1.0.0-beta.3", "angular2-loaders-css": "^1.0.9", "angular2-perfect-scrollbar": "^2.0.6", "bootstrap": "^4.0.0-beta", "core-js": "^2.4.1", "material-design-icons": "^3.0.1", "node-sass": "^4.5.3", "rxjs": "^5.4.2", "zone.js": "^0.8.14" }, "devDependencies": { "@angular/cli": "1.3.2", "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.2.4", "@angular/language-service": "^4.2.4", "@types/jasmine": "~2.5.53", "@types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.2", "@types/node": "~6.0.60", "codelyzer": "~3.1.1", "jasmine-core": "~2.6.2", "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.1.0", "karma": "~1.7.0", "karma-chrome-launcher": "~2.1.1", "karma-cli": "~1.0.1", "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "^1.2.1", "karma-jasmine": "~1.1.0", "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2", "protractor": "~5.1.2", "ts-node": "~3.2.0", "tslint": "~5.3.2", "typescript": "~2.3.3" } }
I am using:
- Windows 10
- Node version: 8.50
Any ideas what is wrong? Kind Regards
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Vugar Abdullayev over 3 yearsHi Vino. Already solved problem. Remove package-lock.json and node-modules. Then run npm install again.
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Muhammad Azizi Abdul Aziz over 2 yearsI know this is old, but I just want to point out what works for me. If above steps does not work, 1. Try placing your package-lock.json into the folder again, 2. Run npm install Works for me in less than 3 minutes.
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unity100 5 monthsOther solutions on the web did not work for me. This did. Thanks Vugar.