Can't install packages globally with npm

Question

I can't install packages globally on windows. Every time I try npm install -g <pachage> it installs the package in the current(from where I run this command) folder and not in C:\\Users\\<user>\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm . Any idea? I am working on Windows 10 and with NVM.

Answer 1

You should use

npm install <package name> -g

for example

npm install jshint -g 

this should work fine. incase you get permission errors. trying to run your commandline as administrator.

If you are a linux user you should use

sudo npm install <package name > -g.

hope this works for you

Answer 2

enter image description here check this image and look carefully. if it doesnt work then perhaps you installed node wrongly