Cannot install @angular/cli because of dependency issue

[DirkWillem]

When I try to install @angular/cli, I get the following error:

npm install -g @angular/cli@latest
npm ERR! code ETARGET
npm ERR! notarget No matching version found for require-from-string@^1.1.0
npm ERR! notarget In most cases you or one of your dependencies are requesting
npm ERR! notarget a package version that doesn't exist.
npm ERR! notarget
npm ERR! notarget It was specified as a dependency of 'cosmiconfig'
npm ERR! notarget

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/dirk/.npm/_logs/2018-01-06T18_58_49_094Z-debug.log

Versions

N/A

Repro steps

Run

npm install @angular/cli@latest

Observed behavior

Angular CLI does not install

Desired behavior

Angular CLI installs

Mention any other details that might be useful (optional)

The package require-from-string seemed to be gone from NPM for a while, but also seems to be back now

[randinterval]

@DirkWillem Yes, It was working fine few hours ago, but broke in last few hours. I'm unable to create new project due to this:

npm ERR! code ETARGET
npm ERR! notarget No matching version found for require-from-string@^1.1.0
npm ERR! notarget In most cases you or one of your dependencies are requesting
npm ERR! notarget a package version that doesn't exist.
npm ERR! notarget
npm ERR! notarget It was specified as a dependency of 'cosmiconfig'
npm ERR! notarget
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/saad/.npm/_logs/2018-01-06T19_02_10_419Z-debug.log

Note: Creating new project via ng new is also no longer working.

[EstebanFuentealba]

temporal solution:
npm install https://github.com/floatdrop/require-from-string/tarball/v1.1.0 --save
npm install

[paulimfavarato]

I'm getting this issue too!

[bnymncoskuner]

@EstebanFuentealba temp solution works like a charm

[Feroz-Istar]

same issue i am facing here is post stackoverflow link
temp solution is working but i am not able to create a new project using ng new command

[kasik96]

Temp solution doesnt work when i want to install fresh -g cli:
sudo npm install -g @angular/cli@latest

[SameeraMadushan]

facing the same issue.. :(
even npm install doesn't work.

[patrickoliveras]

Some russian guy (floatdrop) deleted his account on npm. There are various packages that angular/cli, Vue.js and a whole lot of other projects that depended on his stuff.

[mcquiggd]

Yep, Vue CLI and Create-Nuxt-App seem to have identical problem...

Sigh...

[w3kp]

Same issue as well. Looks like it's not on angular-cli only. It's on the registry itself. :(

[ocombe]

@patrickoliveras if you delete your npm account, it shouldn't delete the npm packages

[patrickoliveras]

This is the dude, if anyone is interested in republishing the needed versions of the various packages to npm: https://github.com/floatdrop

[WahidBitar]

I just started to learn Angular 5 and reached to this issue post.
Just imagine my feelings about my learning trip ^_^

[bnymncoskuner]

@WahidBitar it is not an angular related issue. It's something with npm. Check this issue https://github.com/npm/registry/issues/255

[SameeraMadushan]

@WahidBitar I just started my final year research project. -_- how lucky i am.