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Unable to install Appium 1.6.5

See original GitHub issue

The problem

Unexpected error while install appium, Failed at the appium-chromedriver@2.11.2 install script.

Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-chromedriver/2017730-19103-8k7ps3.ntg6yiizfr'

Environment

Appium version (or git revision) that exhibits the issue: 1.6.5
Last Appium version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable): 1.6.4
Desktop OS/version used to run Appium: Ubuntu Desktop 16.04.3
Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe): v6.11.2 npm version 5.3.0
Mobile platform/version under test: N/A
Real device or emulator/simulator: N/A
Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe: N/A

Logs

> appium-chromedriver@2.11.2 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-chromedriver
> node install-npm.js

(node:18524) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection (rejection id: 2): Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-chromedriver/2017730-18524-1qvqka6.mo4lr9hpvi'
info Chromedriver Install Installing Chromedriver version '2.28' for platform 'linux' and architecture '64'
info Chromedriver Install Opening temp file to write chromedriver_linux64 to...
Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-chromedriver/2017730-18524-2548a2.nrgousor'
    at Error (native)
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.1.2 (node_modules/appium/node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.1.2: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arch":"x64"})

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! appium-chromedriver@2.11.2 install: `node install-npm.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the appium-chromedriver@2.11.2 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/tetra/.npm/_logs/2017-08-29T23_43_19_484Z-debug.log