Ubuntu 18.04.6, amd64 Issue still not fixed:
$ node --version v8.10.0 $ sudo apt install npm Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: npm : Depends: node-gyp (>= 0.10.9) but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. node-gyp is not installed on my system. This is in repository: $ apt show node-gyp Package: node-gyp Version: 3.6.2-1ubuntu1 Priority: extra Section: universe/web Origin: Ubuntu ... -- 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