[nemo@Jolla ~]$ npm update -g prey [nemo@Jolla ~]$ [sudo] npm install -g prey -bash: [sudo]: command not found [nemo@Jolla ~]$ npm install -g prey | > prey@1.3.6 preuninstall /usr/lib/node_modules/prey > ./bin/prey config hooks pre_uninstall =============================================================================== Holy cow! Looks like you ran 'npm remove' but without the --unsafe-perm flag. This means the init scripts will remain installed, because they need root to be removed. To ensure a clean uninstall, please reinstall the package and then re-run this command, only this time with the --unsafe-perm flag, so everything gets wiped out: $ sudo npm -g remove prey --unsafe-perm =============================================================================== npm WARN continuing anyway prey@1.3.6 preuninstall: `./bin/prey config hooks pre_uninstall` npm WARN continuing anyway Exit status 1 npm ERR! Linux 3.4.98.20141219.1.1 npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "prey" npm ERR! node v0.12.0 npm ERR! npm v2.5.1 npm ERR! path /usr/bin/prey npm ERR! code EACCES npm ERR! errno -13 npm ERR! Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/bin/prey' npm ERR! at Error (native) npm ERR! { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/bin/prey'] errno: -13, code: 'EACCES', path: '/usr/bin/prey' } npm ERR! npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator. > prey@1.3.6 preuninstall /usr/lib/node_modules/prey > ./bin/prey config hooks pre_uninstall =============================================================================== Holy cow! Looks like you ran 'npm remove' but without the --unsafe-perm flag. This means the init scripts will remain installed, because they need root to be removed. To ensure a clean uninstall, please reinstall the package and then re-run this command, only this time with the --unsafe-perm flag, so everything gets wiped out: $ sudo npm -g remove prey --unsafe-perm =============================================================================== npm WARN continuing anyway prey@1.3.6 preuninstall: `./bin/prey config hooks pre_uninstall` npm WARN continuing anyway Exit status 1 npm ERR! error rolling back Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/bin/prey' npm ERR! error rolling back at Error (native) npm ERR! error rolling back { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/bin/prey'] errno: -13, code: 'EACCES', path: '/usr/bin/prey' } npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /home/nemo/npm-debug.log [nemo@Jolla ~]$