Error while installing mime

[hphirke]

npm ERR! Linux 4.4.0-66-generic
npm ERR! argv "/home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v6.10.1/bin/node" "/home/ubuntu/.nvm/versions/node/v6.10.1/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v6.10.1
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path ../mime/cli.js
npm ERR! code EROFS
npm ERR! errno -30
npm ERR! syscall symlink

npm ERR! rofs EROFS: read-only file system, symlink '../mime/cli.js' -> '/home/ubuntu/host/dev/mongo/hw1-3/node_modules/.bin/mime'
npm ERR! rofs This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! rofs and is related to the file system being read-only.
npm ERR! rofs
npm ERR! rofs Often virtualized file systems, or other file systems
npm ERR! rofs that don't support symlinks, give this error.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/ubuntu/host/dev/mongo/hw1-3/npm-debug.log

[broofa]

"related to the file system being read-only"

[hphirke]

Please see this: npm/npm#9901

I get the error when ~/host is a mounted partition. Also the this is running in a Virtual box machine