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I am trying to update Truffle on Ubuntu 18.04. I currently have version 5.1.33 of Truffle installed on my system.

u/lc2530hz:~$ truffle version You can improve web3's peformance when running Node.js versions older than 10.5.0 by installing the (deprecated) scrypt package in your project Truffle v5.1.33 (core: 5.1.33) Solidity v0.5.16 (solc-js) Node v8.10.0 Web3.js v1.2.1

I am getting following error message:

u/lc2530hz:~$ sudo npm install -g truffle
[sudo] password for
loadDep:original-require ▄ ╢██████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">= 10.12.0"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0loadDep:yargs-unparser → ▐ ╢█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0loadDep:yargs-unparser → ▐ ╢█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"nodeloadDep:yargs-unparser → ▄ ╢█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","nloadDep:fsevents → addNam ▄ ╢█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"} (cloadDep:path-exists → 304 ▀ ╢██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0loadDep:p-locate → reques ▀ ╢██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","loadDep:p-limit → 304 ▐ ╢██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","nloadDep:chalk → request ▐ ╢██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","npmnpm ERR! Linux 4.15.0-112-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
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:37:12
npm ERR! typeerror at addRequestedAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:82:5)
npm ERR! typeerror at returnAndAddMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:117:7)
npm ERR! typeerror at pickVersionFromRegistryDocument (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:134:20)
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50
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! /home/username/npm-debug.log

There is no change in my version:

u/lc2530hz:~$ truffle version
You can improve web3's peformance when running Node.js versions older than 10.5.0 by installing the (deprecated) scrypt package in your project
Truffle v5.1.33 (core: 5.1.33)
Solidity v0.5.16 (solc-js)
Node v8.10.0
Web3.js v1.2.1
u/lc2530hz:~$

Somebody please guide me.
Zulfi.

Sorry the uninstall command did not work:

@lc2530hz:~$ npm uninstall -g truffle
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/app-module-path
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/browser-stdout
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/balanced-match
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/commander
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/concat-map
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/diff
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/escape-string-regexp
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/brace-expansion
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/fs.realpath
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/growl
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/has-flag
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/he
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/inherits
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/minimatch
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/minimist
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/mkdirp
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/ms
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/debug
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/original-require
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/path-is-absolute
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/supports-color
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/wrappy
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/once
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/inflight
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/mocha
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/glob
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules
npm WARN checkPermissions Missing write access to /usr/local/lib/node_modules
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/app-module-path
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/balanced-match
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/browser-stdout
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/commander
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/concat-map
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/brace-expansion
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/diff
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/escape-string-regexp
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/fs.realpath
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/growl
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/has-flag
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/he
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/inherits
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/minimatch
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/minimist
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/mkdirp
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/ms
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/debug
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/original-require
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/path-is-absolute
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/supports-color
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/wrappy
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/once
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/inflight
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/glob
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle/node_modules/mocha
- [email protected] node_modules/truffle
npm ERR! Linux 4.15.0-115-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "uninstall" "-g" "truffle"
npm ERR! node v8.10.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.5.2
npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/app-module-path
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall access

npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/app-module-path'
npm ERR!  { Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/app-module-path'
npm ERR!   errno: -13,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'access',
npm ERR!   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/truffle/node_modules/app-module-path' }
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/zulfi/npm-debug.log

Truffle not unintalled

@lc2530hz:~$ truffle version
You can improve web3's peformance when running Node.js versions older than 10.5.0 by installing the (deprecated) scrypt package in your project
Truffle v5.1.33 (core: 5.1.33)
Solidity v0.5.16 (solc-js)
Node v8.10.0
Web3.js v1.2.1
@lc2530hz:~$

uninstall worked but install is not working

$ sudo npm install -g truffle
loadDep:original-require  ▄ ╢██████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">= 10.12.0"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0loadDep:yargs-unparser →  ▌ ╢█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"nodeloadDep:yargs-unparser →  ▀ ╢█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0loadDep:yargs-unparser →  ▀ ╢█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","nloadDep:fsevents → reques ▀ ╢█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":"^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"} (cloadDep:path-exists → req ▌ ╢██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0loadDep:p-locate → reques ▀ ╢██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","loadDep:p-limit → request ▀ ╢██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","nloadDep:chalk → request   ▌ ╢██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░╟
WARN engine [email protected]: wanted: {"node":">=10"} (current: {"node":"8.10.0","npmnpm ERR! Linux 4.15.0-115-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
npm ERR! typeerror     at /usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:37:12
npm ERR! typeerror     at addRequestedAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:82:5)
npm ERR! typeerror     at returnAndAddMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:117:7)
npm ERR! typeerror     at pickVersionFromRegistryDocument (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:134:20)
npm ERR! typeerror     at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50
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!     /home/zulfi/npm-debug.log
@lc2530hz:~$

Truffle version says truffle not found:

~$ truffle version
truffle: command not found
@lc2530hz:~$
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Actually I was not able to upgrade truffle because my node.js version was 8.10. I got help from Spectrum: [at1, They told me to upgrade nod.js to version 10, I found the following website very useful: Upgrade node.js using nvm Once i upgraded node.js to 10 then I used the command told by Shane Fontaine:

npm install -g truffle

$ truffle version

Truffle v5.1.43 (core: 5.1.43) 
Solidity v0.5.16 (solc-js) 
Node v10.22.0 
Web3.js v1.2.1

Zulfi.

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You need to uninstall and reinstall Truffle. From the releases page:

We recommend upgrading to the latest version of Truffle by running:

npm uninstall -g truffle
npm install -g truffle
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  • No my friend uninstall command did not work. Still I have the old version installed. I have put the error message above. Please guide me.
    – zak100
    Commented Sep 6, 2020 at 0:22
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    You must use sudo for uninstall (if that is how you originally installed it).
    – Shane Fontaine
    Commented Sep 6, 2020 at 19:00
  • My friend, truffle removed from my computer but now I can't install, I am using "sudo" also. I have attached the error message above.
    – zak100
    Commented Sep 7, 2020 at 0:30

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