Can't update "error code EBADENGINE"

[Dark-Thoughts]

I keep seeing the update notification in topgrade.

npm notice New major version of npm available! 10.9.2 -> 11.4.1
npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.4.1
npm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@11.4.1

But when I try that command it always errors out:

0 verbose cli /var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/bin/node /home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/bin/npm
1 info using npm@10.9.2
2 info using node@v20.16.0
3 silly config load:file:/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/npmrc
4 silly config load:file:/home/*****/.npmrc
5 silly config load:file:/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/etc/npmrc
6 verbose title npm install npm@11.4.1
7 verbose argv "install" "--global" "npm@11.4.1"
8 verbose logfile logs-max:10 dir:/home/*****/.npm/_logs/2025-05-31T21_17_38_550Z-
9 verbose logfile /home/*****/.npm/_logs/2025-05-31T21_17_38_550Z-debug-0.log
10 silly logfile start cleaning logs, removing 1 files
11 silly logfile done cleaning log files
12 http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/npm 221ms (cache updated)
13 verbose stack Error: Unsupported engine
13 verbose stack     at Object.checkEngine (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-install-checks/lib/index.js:16:25)
13 verbose stack     at Install.exec (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/install.js:113:16)
13 verbose stack     at async Npm.exec (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:207:9)
13 verbose stack     at async module.exports (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli/entry.js:74:5)
14 verbose pkgid npm@11.4.1
15 error code EBADENGINE
16 error engine Unsupported engine
17 error engine Not compatible with your version of node/npm: npm@11.4.1
18 error notsup Not compatible with your version of node/npm: npm@11.4.1
18 error notsup Required: {"node":"^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0"}
18 error notsup Actual:   {"npm":"10.9.2","node":"v20.16.0"}
19 verbose cwd /var/home/*****
20 verbose os Linux 6.14.6-106.bazzite.fc42.x86_64
21 verbose node v20.16.0
22 verbose npm  v10.9.2
23 verbose exit 1
24 verbose code 1
25 error A complete log of this run can be found in: /home/*****/.npm/_logs/2025-05-31T21_17_38_550Z-debug-0.log

I also tried a regular npm install which gives a slightly different one:

0 verbose cli /var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/bin/node /home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/bin/npm
1 info using npm@10.9.2
2 info using node@v20.16.0
3 silly config load:file:/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/npmrc
4 silly config load:file:/var/home/*****/.npmrc
5 silly config load:file:/home/*****/.npmrc
6 silly config load:file:/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/etc/npmrc
7 verbose title npm install
8 verbose argv "install"
9 verbose logfile logs-max:10 dir:/home/*****/.npm/_logs/2025-05-31T21_21_19_677Z-
10 verbose logfile /home/*****/.npm/_logs/2025-05-31T21_21_19_677Z-debug-0.log
11 silly logfile start cleaning logs, removing 1 files
12 silly packumentCache heap:4345298944 maxSize:1086324736 maxEntrySize:543162368
13 silly logfile done cleaning log files
14 silly idealTree buildDeps
15 silly reify moves {}
16 verbose stack Error: Could not read package.json: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/var/home/*****/package.json'
16 verbose stack     at async open (node:internal/fs/promises:639:25)
16 verbose stack     at async readFile (node:internal/fs/promises:1249:14)
16 verbose stack     at async read (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/package-json/lib/read-package.js:9:18)
16 verbose stack     at async PackageJson.load (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/package-json/lib/index.js:131:31)
16 verbose stack     at async PackageJson.normalize (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/package-json/lib/index.js:117:5)
16 verbose stack     at async runScript (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/run-script/lib/run-script.js:11:28)
16 verbose stack     at async Install.exec (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/install.js:163:9)
16 verbose stack     at async Npm.exec (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:207:9)
16 verbose stack     at async module.exports (/var/home/*****/.nvm/versions/node/v20.16.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli/entry.js:74:5)
17 error code ENOENT
18 error syscall open
19 error path /var/home/*****/package.json
20 error errno -2
21 error enoent Could not read package.json: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/var/home/*****/package.json'
22 error enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
22 error enoent
23 verbose cwd /var/home/*****
24 verbose os Linux 6.14.6-106.bazzite.fc42.x86_64
25 verbose node v20.16.0
26 verbose npm  v10.9.2
27 verbose exit -2
28 verbose code -2
29 error A complete log of this run can be found in: /home/*****/.npm/_logs/2025-05-31T21_21_19_677Z-debug-0.log

[milaninfy]

@Dark-Thoughts The npm update notifier was fixed on #8050 in npm@11.2.0, since you are on 10.9.2 it's suggesting latest version 11.4.1 which is not correct according to your engine node@20.16.0 as npm@11 needs node@^20.17.0. Please update Node below versions to use latest npm.

~ $ npm view npm@latest engines
{ node: '^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0' }