isaacs/npm — Issue #1575: Can't install on Debian (Squeeze) 6 x86_64
Author: FugueNation
Created: 2011-10-20 06:46:52+00:00
State: open

sudo curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo bash
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 7031 100 7031 0 0 9303 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 19530
tar=/bin/tar
version:
tar (GNU tar) 1.23
Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later .
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.
Installing without make. This may fail.
fetching: http://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-1.0.99.tgz
0.4.12
1.0.99
cleanup prefix=/usr/local

All clean!
npm ERR! Error: , Success
npm ERR! at /tmp/npm.3614/package/lib/utils/uid-number.js:42:18
npm ERR! at ChildProcess. (/tmp/npm.3614/package/lib/utils/exec.js:54:5)
npm ERR! at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:67:17)
npm ERR! at ChildProcess.onexit (child_process.js:192:12)
npm ERR! Report this *entire* log at:
npm ERR!
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Linux 2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64
npm ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/tmp/npm.3614/package/cli.js" "rm" "npm" "-gf"
npm ERR! cwd /tmp/npm.3614/package
npm ERR! node -v v0.4.12
npm ERR! npm -v 1.0.99
npm ERR! Error: , Success
npm ERR! at /tmp/npm.3614/package/lib/utils/uid-number.js:42:18
npm ERR! at ChildProcess. (/tmp/npm.3614/package/lib/utils/exec.js:54:5)
npm ERR! at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:67:17)
npm ERR! at ChildProcess.onexit (child_process.js:192:12)
npm ERR! Report this *entire* log at:
npm ERR!
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Linux 2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64
npm ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/tmp/npm.3614/package/cli.js" "install" "-gf"
npm ERR! cwd /tmp/npm.3614/package
npm ERR! node -v v0.4.12
npm ERR! npm -v 1.0.99
It worked

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It finishes with a jolly "It worked", but obviously isn't working...