I was able to install it following the instructions I found here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/899756/cant-install-npm-unable-to- correct-problems-you-have-held-broken-packages
That is, I run sudo apt install libssl1.0-dev sudo apt install nodejs-dev sudo apt install node-gyp sudo apt install npm in that order and it installed correctly. I am now unable to reproduce it too. Even after reverting the instructions I followed, npm installs correctly. I did sudo apt remove --purge --assume-yes npm sudo apt remove --purge --assume-yes node-gyp sudo apt remove --purge --assume-yes nodejs-dev sudo apt remove --purge --assume-yes libssl1.0-dev sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get autoclean sudo apt-get install -f sudo apt-get --assume-yes autoremove and then `sudo apt-get install npm` successfully installed it -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1809828 Title: Cannot install the npm package: dependency broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/npm/+bug/1809828/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
