After putting Node 5, npm ERR! code EINVALIDTYPE?

Question

After installing Node 5, I am getting an error in the terminal everytime I run whatever with npm

npm -v: 2.14.12

and here I am trying to update npm to the last version:

MacBook-Pro-de-MarceloRS:promo-auto-loans-1 Marcelo$ sudo npm install npm -g
npm ERR! Darwin 15.0.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "npm" "-g"
npm ERR! node v5.0.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.3.6
npm ERR! code EINVALIDTYPE

npm ERR! typeerror Error: Argument #1: Expected string but got object
npm ERR! typeerror     at markDeps (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/deps.js:87:5)
npm ERR! typeerror     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:52:35
npm ERR! typeerror     at Array.forEach (native)
npm ERR! typeerror     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:52:11
npm ERR! typeerror     at Array.forEach (native)
npm ERR! typeerror     at asyncMap (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:51:8)
npm ERR! typeerror     at Array.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/bind-actor.js:15:8)
npm ERR! typeerror     at LOOP (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/chain.js:15:14)
npm ERR! typeerror     at chain (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/chain.js:20:5)
npm ERR! typeerror     at recalculateMetadata (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/install/deps.js:112:3)
npm ERR! typeerror This is an error with npm itself. Please report this error at:
npm ERR! typeerror     <http://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/Marcelo/Documents/Projects/BankOfAmericaApps/promo-auto-loans-1/npm-debug.log

and I get the same error of npm ERR! code EINVALIDTYPE whatever I run npm xxxx.

Any suggestions ?

Answer 1

I simply deleted both the node_modules folder as well as the package-lock.json file and then rerun module installation with npm. rm -rf node_modules & then rm -rf package-lock.json and finally npm install

Answer 2

I had the same issue on my linux machine. I upgraded my node from 5.0.0 to 5.1.0 and now works like a charm.