[BUG] installation fails for Ubuntu 16.04

[ouboub]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

Running
npm install mathjax-node-cli
results in Error: Missing required argument #1
log attached

npm-debug.log

Expected Behavior

installation should succeed.

Steps To Reproduce

1. In this environment...
2. With this config...
3. Run '...'
4. See error...

Environment

• OS: Ubuntu 16.04
• Node: 4.2.6
• npm: 3.5.2

[ljharb]

Both node 4 and npm 3 are incredibly ancient and unsupported. Upgrade to npm 6, or upgrade to node 12+ and npm 7.

[ouboub]

ok, I did (following https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41195952/updating-nodejs-on-ubuntu-16-04)
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n latest
that part worked. Then I run again
`npm install mathjax-node-cli
npm WARN deprecated uuid@3.4.0: Please upgrade to version 7 or higher. Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic. See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.
npm WARN deprecated har-validator@5.1.5: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated request-promise-native@1.0.9: request-promise-native has been deprecated because it extends the now deprecated request package, see request/request#3142
npm WARN deprecated left-pad@1.3.0: use String.prototype.padStart()
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see request/request#3142

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npm notice
npm notice New minor version of npm available! 7.19.1 -> 7.20.3
npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.20.3
npm notice Run npm install -g npm@7.20.3 to update!

I am not sure now: did the installation succeed?`

[ljharb]

Yes, seems like it worked fine.

[ouboub]

Right, thanks