Throws error when asking for any version or alias

[marcoslhc]

When I try nvm use [version or alias] this error jumps 😢

$ nvm use default
module.js:339
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'npm-registry-client'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:337:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:287:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/marcoslh/.nvm/versions/node/v5.0.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cache/caching-client.js:9:22)
    at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:432:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
nvm is not compatible with the npm config "prefix" option: currently set to ""
Run `npm config delete prefix` or `nvm use --delete-prefix v5.0.0 --silent` to unset it.
module.js:339
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'npm-registry-client'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:337:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:287:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/marcoslh/.nvm/versions/node/v5.0.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cache/caching-client.js:9:22)
    at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:432:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
nvm is not compatible with the npm config "prefix" option: currently set to ""
Run `npm config delete prefix` or `nvm use --delete-prefix v5.0.0` to unset it.

[ljharb]

On second thought, this looks like you have a broken npm itself. Try nvm use default --silent to skip the npm invocation, and then nvm uninstall 5.0.0 && nvm install 5.0.0?

[marcoslhc]

mmm I did the nvm use default --silent

nvm use default --silent
module.js:339
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'npm-registry-client'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:337:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:287:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/marcoslh/.nvm/versions/node/v5.0.0/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cache/caching-client.js:9:22)
    at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:432:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
nvm is not compatible with the npm config "prefix" option: currently set to ""
Run `npm config delete prefix` or `nvm use --delete-prefix v5.0.0 --silent` to unset it.

the I ran npm config list and got

; cli configs
user-agent = "npm/3.4.1 node/v5.1.0 darwin x64"

; userconfig /Users/marcoslh/.npmrc
registry = "http://registry.npmjs.org/"

; builtin config undefined
prefix = "/usr/local"

; node bin location = /usr/local/Cellar/node/5.1.0/bin/node
; cwd = /Users/marcoslh
; HOME = /Users/marcoslh
; "npm config ls -l" to show all defaults.

may be the 5.0.0 and 5.1.0 are conflicting?

[marcoslhc]

No worries, Uninstalling and reinstalling the version worked. Thanks @ljharb! 👍

[ljharb]

Glad to hear it! Please do note that installing nvm with homebrew is unsupported, so if you have further trouble, please try to brew uninstall it first and install it properly with the curl command in the readme :-)