NPM Error installing on Ubuntu

[jpontius]

uname -a
Linux justin-Latitude-D620 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

ffmpeg version 1.2.6-7:1.2.6-1trusty1 Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the FFmpeg developers
built on Apr 26 2014 18:52:58 with gcc 4.8 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
configuration: --arch=amd64 --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --enable-pthreads --enable-runtime-cpudetect --extra-version='7:1.2.6-1trusty1' --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr --enable-bzlib --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --enable-libopencv --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-vaapi --enable-vdpau --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-zlib --enable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-libcdio --enable-x11grab --enable-libx264 --shlibdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-shared --disable-static
libavutil 52. 18.100 / 52. 18.100
libavcodec 54. 92.100 / 54. 92.100
libavformat 54. 63.104 / 54. 63.104
libavdevice 53. 5.103 / 53. 5.103
libavfilter 3. 42.103 / 3. 42.103
libswscale 2. 2.100 / 2. 2.100
libswresample 0. 17.102 / 0. 17.102
libpostproc 52. 2.100 / 52. 2.100

node --version
v0.10.25

npm --version
1.3.10

NPM Debug Log:
9825 silly lockFile 652c89fc--justin-npm-co-3-1-0-package-tgz tar:///home/justin/.npm/co/3.1.0/package.tgz
9826 verbose lock tar:///home/justin/.npm/co/3.1.0/package.tgz /home/justin/.npm/652c89fc--justin-npm-co-3-1-0-package-tgz.lock
9827 silly gunzTarPerm modes [ '755', '644' ]
9828 error Error: No compatible version found: mdns-js@'shahriman/node-mdns-js'
9828 error Valid install targets:
9828 error ["0.0.1","0.0.2","0.0.3","0.0.5","0.0.6","0.1.0","0.1.1","0.1.2","0.1.3"]
9828 error at installTargetsError (/usr/share/npm/lib/cache.js:719:10)
9828 error at /usr/share/npm/lib/cache.js:638:10
9828 error at saved (/usr/share/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/lib/get.js:142:7)
9828 error at /usr/lib/nodejs/graceful-fs/polyfills.js:133:7
9828 error at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:107:15)
9829 error If you need help, you may report this log at:
9829 error http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues
9829 error or email it to:
9829 error npm-@googlegroups.com
9830 error System Linux 3.13.0-24-generic
9831 error command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "castnow" "-g"
9832 error cwd /home/justin
9833 error node -v v0.10.25
9834 error npm -v 1.3.10
9835 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[xat]

Could you try to update npm / node? Seems like a similar error like this issue here:

npm/npm#4984

[jpontius]

Awesome, updating npm with "npm install -g npm" worked like a charm!

[xat]

cool :-)