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install socket.io on ubuntu

I'm working on a real time application and I'm using third party to do it. But now I have to use node.js with socket.io instead of third party .

I installed the node.js (v0.4.12) correctly and I check it using command node -v . but when I was installed the socket.io using npm install socket.io command I got this error . 

npm ERR! install failed Error: Required package: options(latest) not found. (Found: ["0.0.3"])
npm ERR! install failed (required by: [email protected])
npm ERR! install failed     at /usr/share/npm/lib/build.js:192:19
npm ERR! install failed     at cb (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/graceful-fs.js:32:9)
npm ERR! Error: Required package: options(latest) not found. (Found: ["0.0.3"])
npm ERR! (required by: [email protected])
npm ERR!     at /usr/share/npm/lib/build.js:192:19
npm ERR!     at cb (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/graceful-fs.js:32:9)
npm ERR! Report this *entire* log at <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to <[email protected]>
npm ERR! Just tweeting a tiny part of the error will not be helpful.
npm not ok

How I can solve it?

Solution

  • I ran those commands and it worked:

    1. sudo npm install -g n
    2. sudo n 0.8.15
    3. sudo npm install socket.io