errors installing truffle on Ubuntu 18 LTS

[amiracam]

• I've asked for help in the Truffle Gitter before filing this issue.

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Issue

can't install truffle without error on Ubuntu

Steps to Reproduce

npm install -g truffle

Expected Behavior

No errors

Actual Results

stack:

npm install -g truffle
loadDep:original-require ▌ ╢█████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">= 10.12.0"} (current: {"node":"loadDep:yargs-unparser → ▄ ╢███████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","npm":"3.5.2"})
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","npm":"3.5.2"})
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (debug-js/debug#797)
loadDep:fsevents → resolv ▄ ╢████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.loadDep:binary-extensions ▌ ╢████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"loadDep:p-locate → reques ▌ ╢████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.1loadDep:p-limit → request ▐ ╢████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10loadDep:p-limit → fetch ▌ ╢████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"loadDep:chalk → 200 ▐ ╢████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0npm ERR! Linux 5.3.0-61-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "truffle"
npm ERR! node v8.10.0
npm ERR! npm v3.5.2
npm ERR! code EMISSINGARG

npm ERR! typeerror Error: Missing required argument #1
npm ERR! typeerror at andLogAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:31:3)
npm ERR! typeerror at fetchPackageMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:51:22)
npm ERR! typeerror at resolveWithNewModule (/usr/share/npm/lib/install/deps.js:456:12)
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/lib/install/deps.js:457:7
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50

Environment

• Operating System: Ubuntu
• Ethereum client: n/a
• Truffle version : can't install truffle
• node version : v8.10.0
• npm version : 3.5.2

[eggplantzzz]

Hey @amiracam, I think you will need to upgrade your version of Node. Try using version 10 or greater. I think that will solve your problem. Let me know if you still encounter difficulties and I'll try to help!

[eyooooo]

This is the correct answer. Install Node 14. Node v8 is what comes with apt install nodejs

[gnidan]

Closing this for issue maintenance. Let us know if you still have trouble and we can re-open. Thanks!

[eyooooo]

I just wanted to leave a quick comment here that apparently some folks find issues with truffle and node 14. node 12 seems to be the favorite version.