Public bug reported: When trying to install nodeunit with npm the following error message is shown
npm ERR! Error: ECONNREFUSED, Could not contact DNS servers npm ERR! at dns.js:194:15 npm ERR! at Object.lookup (dns.js:190:11) npm ERR! at Client.connect (net.js:718:20) npm ERR! at Client._ensureConnection (http.js:1648:10) npm ERR! at Client._cycle (http.js:1638:14) npm ERR! at Client.request (http.js:1672:8) npm ERR! at request (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/registry/request.js:108:20) npm ERR! at GET (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/registry/request.js:217:3) npm ERR! at get_ (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/registry/get.js:42:3) npm ERR! at /usr/share/npm/lib/utils/registry/get.js:29:10 npm ERR! Report this *entire* log at <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues> npm ERR! or email it to <n...@googlegroups.com> npm ERR! Just tweeting a tiny part of the error will not be helpful. npm not ok This does not only happen with nodeunit, but generally with any package to be installed. npm: Installed: 0.2.19-1 Candidate: 0.2.19-1 Version table: *** 0.2.19-1 0 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.iweb.ca/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status nodejs: Installed: 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 Candidate: 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 Version table: *** 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 0 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.iweb.ca/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 Codename: oneiric ** Affects: npm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: When trying to install nodeunit with npm the following error message is shown npm ERR! Error: ECONNREFUSED, Could not contact DNS servers npm ERR! at dns.js:194:15 npm ERR! at Object.lookup (dns.js:190:11) npm ERR! at Client.connect (net.js:718:20) npm ERR! at Client._ensureConnection (http.js:1648:10) npm ERR! at Client._cycle (http.js:1638:14) npm ERR! at Client.request (http.js:1672:8) npm ERR! at request (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/registry/request.js:108:20) npm ERR! at GET (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/registry/request.js:217:3) npm ERR! at get_ (/usr/share/npm/lib/utils/registry/get.js:42:3) npm ERR! at /usr/share/npm/lib/utils/registry/get.js:29:10 npm ERR! Report this *entire* log at <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues> npm ERR! or email it to <n...@googlegroups.com> npm ERR! Just tweeting a tiny part of the error will not be helpful. npm not ok This does not only happen with nodeunit, but generally with any package to be installed. npm: - Installed: 0.2.19-1 - Candidate: 0.2.19-1 - Version table: - *** 0.2.19-1 0 - 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.iweb.ca/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 0.2.19-1 + Candidate: 0.2.19-1 + Version table: + *** 0.2.19-1 0 + 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.iweb.ca/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status nodejs: - Installed: 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 - Candidate: 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 - Version table: - *** 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 0 - 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.iweb.ca/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 + Candidate: 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 + Version table: + *** 0.4.9-1ubuntu3 0 + 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.iweb.ca/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + No LSB modules are available. + Distributor ID: Ubuntu + Description: Ubuntu 11.10 + Release: 11.10 + Codename: oneiric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/891143 Title: npm does not install packages but fails with error message To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/npm/+bug/891143/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs