npm create svelte@latest not working correctly on Ubuntu-CodePudding

When I try to use npm create svelte@latest to create a SvelteKit app it won't work when using VS Code with SSH.

The SSH server I'm connected to runs Ubuntu 20.04.2 on 64 bit Intel hardware.

When I try to use npm create svelte@latest . to initialize a SvelteKit project it outputs an error:

import fs from 'fs';
       ^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:723:23)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:789:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:653:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:593:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:585:3)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:831:12)
    at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:283:19)
    at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:623:3)

Any way to fix this? I would appreciate any help.

CodePudding user response：

You need to update Node. The latest in Ubuntu 20 is v10, which is very outdated. If you're not in a position to update your system to Jammy or Kinetic, you can use nvm another version manager to get yourself up to date. Personally I like n:

npm i -g n
n stable

CodePudding user response：

error says your system does not have the necessary dependencies to run the create command. clean install first

npm install -g @sveltejs/kit

also check version,

node --version
npm --version

If not current then ;

npm install -g npm
node --version