Cannot update vue-cli from 2.9.6 to latest

[icorbrey]

Version

2.9.6

Node and OS info

npm 6.4.1

Steps to reproduce

See this screenshot for full output

Install vue-cli at version 2.9.6

Following steps to update:

$ npm uninstall -g vue-cli
$ npm install -g @vue/cli

vue-cliappears to be updated based on npm's output.

Attempt to make a new project:

$ vue create myproject

What is expected?

A new project is created

What is actually happening?

Vue tells me that create is a v3 command only, and to upgrade.

[Nannnno]

I have the same problem...

[Akryum]

It seems you have multiple installations of vue-cli.

What is the output of:

vue --version
npm uninstall -g vue-cli
yarn global remove vue-cli
vue --version

?

[Nannnno]

It seems you have multiple installations of vue-cli.

What is the output of:

vue --version
npm uninstall -g vue-cli
yarn global remove vue-cli
vue --version

?

[Akryum]

So it's still installed somewhere...

[Nannnno]

I using the nvm so my global node modules was under whatever version of node using.
But I still have an older version of npm at /usr/local/lib/node_modules, so I just delete the old node_modules and reinstall vue again.

[icorbrey]

@Akryum I do not have yarn installed, so I don't think I have it installed in multiple places. However, I'm going to try @AkemiHomuraa's idea of deleting the global node_modules and reinstalling from there, so we'll see how that goes.

[icorbrey]

I ended up breaking everything involving node and npm by deleting my global node_modules, so I reinstalled using nvm and was finally able to upgrade Vue.

[guillaumeagile]

Same problem, cannot understand why

PS C:\tmp\FOOOO> npm list -g vue/cli
C:\Users\gsaintet\AppData\Roaming\npm
`-- (empty)

PS C:\tmp\FOOOO> npm list -g @vue/cli
C:\Users\gsaintet\AppData\Roaming\npm
`-- @vue/cli@3.5.1

PS C:\tmp\FOOOO> vue --version
2.9.6
PS C:\tmp\FOOOO> npm list -g -depth=0
C:\Users\gsaintet\AppData\Roaming\npm
+-- @vue/cli@3.5.1
+-- bower@1.8.4
+-- generator-aspnet@0.3.3
+-- npm-check@5.9.0
`-- yo@2.0.4

PS C:\tmp\FOOOO> vue create toto

vue create is a Vue CLI 3 only command and you are using Vue CLI 2.9.6.

[dev7ch]

useing a explicit version helped me, e.g. npm i -g @vue/cli@v3.5.5

[TingAli]

I'm also having this issue and none of the above has helped. Slightly annoying, but hoping someone knows how to fix this. :)

[TingAli]

Using Yarn

After spending a long hour trying to figure this out, this is how I fixed it:

Delete the folder:

C:\Users\Imdad Ali\AppData\Local\Yarn\Data\global\node_modules\vue-cli

From the file:

C:\Users\Imdad Ali\AppData\Local\Yarn\Data\global\package.json

Delete the line:

"vue-cli": "2.9.6",

Then in your terminal, run the cmd:

yarn global add @vue/cli@latest

[idohertyr]

Find out where it is
which vue

I deleted my node_modules folder and package.json in
~/.config/yarn/global
then installed with
yarn global add @vue/cli
worked for me

[BenRichter]

I've got this problem when using NVM (node version manager). When you install a package globally, it's usually installed on the systems node version.
Try list installed packages of current version, when not found, switch to "system" and remove package:

npm ls -g --depth=0
nvm use system
npm uninstall -g vue-cli

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47763783/cant-uninstall-global-npm-packages-after-installing-nvm#answer-47849940

[archer247]

This thread helped me fix my issue, it seems npm was underway when trying to use it with yarn, so just removed npm vue-cli with uninstall and used this commands with SUDO in yarn so It creates vue path

https://stackoverflow.com/a/54087077/3047920