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Installation npm ERR!

See original GitHub issue

I’m not able to install Ionic via the command line on OSX 10.9.5. Running the command as sudo gives the same results.

$ npm install -g ionic

npm ERR! Darwin 13.4.0
npm ERR! argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "ionic"
npm ERR! node v0.10.32
npm ERR! npm  v2.1.7
npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno 3

npm ERR! Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
npm ERR!  { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
npm ERR!   errno: 3,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }

npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! error rolling back Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
npm ERR! error rolling back  { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
npm ERR! error rolling back   errno: 3,
npm ERR! error rolling back   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR! error rolling back   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }
```sh
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/spencerthayer/Desktop/npm-debug.log

Debug Log

57 error argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "ionic"
58 error node v0.10.32
59 error npm  v2.1.7
60 error path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes
61 error code EACCES
62 error errno 3
63 error Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
63 error  { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
63 error   errno: 3,
63 error   code: 'EACCES',
63 error   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }
64 error Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
65 verbose exit [ 3, true ]
66 verbose unbuild lib/node_modules/ionic
67 info preuninstall ionic@1.2.8
68 info uninstall ionic@1.2.8
69 verbose unbuild rmStuff ionic@1.2.8 from /usr/local/lib/node_modules
70 verbose /usr/local/bin,[object Object] binRoot
71 verbose gentlyRm verifying that /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic is managed by npm
72 silly isManaged /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic is inside /usr/local/lib/node_modules
73 silly gentlyRm /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic is managed by npm   
74 silly gentlyRm /usr/local/bin/ionic is not under /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic
75 silly gentlyRm checking to see if /usr/local/bin/ionic is a link
76 info postuninstall ionic@1.2.8
77 verbose gentlyRm vacuuming /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic
78 silly gentlyRm purging /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic
79 error error rolling back Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes'
79 error error rolling back  { [Error: EACCES, unlink '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes']
79 error error rolling back   errno: 3,
79 error error rolling back   code: 'EACCES',
79 error error rolling back   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/.gitattributes' }