Unable to install appium on ubuntu 16.04 with npm - appium

Question

Showing below error while trying to install appium.
While doing sudo npm install -g appium.
npm ERR! Error: Invalid name: "#gulp-sourcemaps/map-sources"
npm ERR! at ensureValidName (/usr/lib/nodejs/normalize-package-data/lib/fixer.js:284:15)
npm ERR! at Object.module.exports.fixNameField (/usr/lib/nodejs/normalize-package-data/lib/fixer.js:199:5)
npm ERR! at /usr/lib/nodejs/normalize-package-data/lib/normalize.js:29:38
npm ERR! at Array.forEach (native)
npm ERR! at normalize (/usr/lib/nodejs/normalize-package-data/lib/normalize.js:28:15)
npm ERR! at final (/usr/lib/nodejs/read-package-json/read-json.js:310:33)
npm ERR! at then (/usr/lib/nodejs/read-package-json/read-json.js:124:33)
npm ERR! at /usr/lib/nodejs/read-package-json/read-json.js:234:40
npm ERR! at fs.js:268:14
npm ERR! at /usr/lib/nodejs/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:103:5
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR! <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR! <npm-#googlegroups.com>
npm ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-137-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "appium"
npm ERR! cwd /home/mosheko
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.25
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.10
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/mosheko/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

Answer 1

It might be helpful. Steps to get appium working on ubuntu pc:
Install ruby: Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter
sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git m4 ruby texinfo libbz2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat-dev libncurses-dev zlib1g-dev
Install linux brew:
Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew/go/install)"
set path for brew: Type: gedit .bashrc at terminal and copy paste the following into the .bashrc file
export PATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/bin:$PATH"
export MANPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/man:$MANPATH"
export INFOPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/info:$INFOPATH"
Install node: Paste the below commands one by one at terminal and hit enter
brew update
brew install node
brew link node
Install Appium:
npm install -g appium npm install wd
To start Appium: Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter
appium
Thanks

Answer 2

Install Java and check the Java version
Step 1 : Java -version
Install Node.js and npm from the Ubuntu repository.
Step 2 : sudo apt update
Step 3 : sudo apt install nodejs
Step 4 : nodejs --version
Out Put : v8.10.0 (version of the Node)
Step 5 : sudo apt install npm
Step 6 : npm --version (npm version).
Step 7 : 3.5.2
Step 8 : sudo npm install -g appium
Step 9 : npm install wd
Step 10 : npm install -g appium-doctor
To verify “Appium” installation we can use appium-doctor. For this, we have to install appium doctor using npm.
Step 11 : appium-doctor
Step 12 : Type “appium” into the terminal and press enter button.
Appium will start.