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Trying to install 'n' but getting following error:

npm isntall  -g n
/usr/lib
└── n@2.1.0 

npm ERR! Linux 3.16.0-57-generic
npm ERR! argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "isntall" "-g" "n"
npm ERR! node v0.10.25
npm ERR! npm  v3.5.3
npm ERR! path /usr/lib/node_modules/.staging
npm ERR! code ELOOP
npm ERR! errno 51

npm ERR! ELOOP, unlink '/usr/lib/node_modules/.staging'
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /var/www/yeoman-start/npm-debug.log

What' s the issue and how can I handle this ?

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you have a typo in isntall! Try npm install -g n. – Beat Jan 13 '16 at 12:13
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@Beat npm handles this misspelling. The issue is that the OP is getting into a dependency loop code ELOOP. – Davin Tryon Jan 13 '16 at 12:15
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First, let's start with this: 

 ELOOP: {
   errno: 51,
   message: 'too many symbolic links encountered'
 }

Second, I'm not sure if you have to install n via npm but if you don't, there're three more alternatives:

  1. Using make install:

    To do that, simply clone the repository (git clone https://github.com/tj/n.git), cd into the directory (cd n), and run the command.

  2. Using n-install:

    Just run curl -L http://git.io/n-install | bash command and that'll do whatever you need.

  3. Using brew:

    This is what I'd choose though. Install brew (or let's say linuxbrew) first, and then run brew install n. That's it.

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