npm - Trying to use Appium on Ubuntu but getting node.js:134 error -

i've installed node with

sudo apt-get install -y nodejs 

and appium with

sudo npm install -g appium   

in both cases forced use sudo on ubuntu. appium page @ https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/readme.md says don't use sudo believe ubuntu it's ok (and necessary) use sudo directed on node page @ https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/installing-node.js-via-package-manager

when try , start appium appium & or just

appium 

i get

$ appium  node.js:134     throw e; // process.nexttick error, or 'error' event on first tick     ^ typeerror: object prototype may object or null @ function.create (native) @ object.inherits (util.js:425:27) @ object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/npmlog/node_modules/are-we-there-yet/node_modules/readable-stream/lib/_stream_readable.js:63:6) @ module._compile (module.js:402:26) @ object..js (module.js:408:10) @ module.load (module.js:334:31) @ function._load (module.js:293:12) @ require (module.js:346:19) @ object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/npmlog/node_modules/are-we-there-yet/node_modules/readable-stream/readable.js:1:90) @ module._compile (module.js:402:26) 

i upgraded node hasn't seemed help:

$ node -v                                                                                                      v0.12.2 15:04:28 durrantm castle2012 /home/durrantm/dropbox/_/appium_mobile_testing/appium master $ appium error: appium not work if used or installed sudo. please rerun/install non-root user. if had install appium using `sudo npm install -g appium`, solution reinstall node using method (homebrew, example) doesn't require sudo install global npm packages. 

however when uninstall node , try re-installing without sudo, indicated, get:

$ apt-get install nodejs e: not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: permission denied) e: unable lock administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), root? 

i tried building node source locally with

$ mkdir ~/local $ ./configure --prefix=~/local creating  ./icu_config.gypi   { 'target_defaults': { 'cflags': [],                    'default_configuration': 'release',                    'defines': [],                    'include_dirs': [],                    'libraries': []}, 'variables': { 'clang': 0,              'gcc_version': 48,              'host_arch': 'x64',              'icu_small': 'false',              'node_install_npm': 'true',              'node_prefix': '/home/durrantm/local',              'node_shared_cares': 'false',              'node_shared_http_parser': 'false',              'node_shared_libuv': 'false',              'node_shared_openssl': 'false',              'node_shared_v8': 'false',              'node_shared_zlib': 'false',              'node_tag': '',              'node_use_dtrace': 'false',              'node_use_etw': 'false',              'node_use_mdb': 'false',              'node_use_openssl': 'true',              'node_use_perfctr': 'false',              'openssl_no_asm': 0,              'python': '/usr/bin/python',              'target_arch': 'x64',              'uv_library': 'static_library',              'uv_parent_path': '/deps/uv/',              'uv_use_dtrace': 'false',              'v8_enable_gdbjit': 0,              'v8_enable_i18n_support': 0,              'v8_no_strict_aliasing': 1,              'v8_optimized_debug': 0,              'v8_random_seed': 0,              'v8_use_snapshot': 'true',              'want_separate_host_toolset': 0}} creating  ./config.gypi creating  ./config.mk $ make ... $ make install ... 

but didn't seem help:

$ npm install -g appium npm err! tar.unpack untar error /home/durrantm/.npm/appium/1.3.7/package.tgz npm err! linux 3.13.0-49-generic npm err! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "appium" npm err! node v0.12.2 npm err! npm  v2.7.4 npm err! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium npm err! code eacces npm err! errno -13  npm err! error: eacces, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium' npm err!     @ error (native) npm err!  { [error: eacces, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium'] npm err!   errno: -13, npm err!   code: 'eacces', npm err!   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium', npm err!   fstream_type: 'directory', npm err!   fstream_path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium', npm err!   fstream_class: 'dirwriter', npm err!   fstream_stack:  npm err!    [ '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/fstream/lib/dir-writer.js:36:23', npm err!      '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mkdirp/index.js:46:53', npm err!      'fsreqwrap.oncomplete (fs.js:95:15)' ] } npm err!  npm err! please try running command again root/administrator.  npm err! please include following file support request: npm err!     /home/durrantm/downloads/node/npm-debug.log 15:47:13 durrantm castle2012 /home/durrantm/downloads/node master $ appium  error: appium not work if used or installed sudo. please rerun/install non-root user. if had install appium using `sudo npm install -g appium`, solution reinstall node using method (homebrew, example) doesn't require sudo install global npm packages. 

i did

sudo chown -r $(whoami) ~/.npm 

and

sudo npm install -g appium  ... lots of compile outpout, not errors, seems ok ... 

but still get

$ appium error: appium not work if used or installed sudo. please rerun/install non-root user. if had install appium using `sudo npm install -g appium`, solution reinstall node using method (homebrew, example) doesn't require sudo install global npm packages. 

as mentioned, appium should not installed sudo. , won't recommend install node via apt, didn't work me.

better use homebrew - allow install appium home directory without sudo. try following:

1. uninstall node installed apt: sudo apt-get remove node

2. follow instructions , install homebrew. after install node with: brew install node

3. now try: npm install -g appium

and if you'll face permissions issues .npm folder in home path, use sudo chown -r $(whoami) ~/.npm mentioned.