`npm run dev` cross-env error

Laravel 5.4.23 Node.js version: 7.7.2 npm version: 4.1.2 LaraDock on Ubuntu 16.04

laradock@10e308159f66:/var/www$ npm run dev

Here is the error:

> @ dev /var/www
> npm run development

> @ development /var/www
> cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js

undefined:1

SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
    at Manifest.read (/var/www/node_modules/laravel-mix/src/Manifest.js:138:21)
    at new Manifest (/var/www/node_modules/laravel-mix/src/Manifest.js:9:43)
    at Mix.initialize (/var/www/node_modules/laravel-mix/src/Mix.js:27:25)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/var/www/node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js:35:5)
    at Module._compile (module.js:571:32)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:580:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:488:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:447:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:439:3)

npm ERR! Linux 4.9.14-200.fc25.x86_64
npm ERR! argv "/home/laradock/.nvm/versions/node/v7.7.2/bin/node" "/home/laradock/.nvm/versions/node/v7.7.2/bin/npm" "run" "development"
npm ERR! node v7.7.2
npm ERR! npm  v4.1.2
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! @ development: `cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the @ development script 'cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the  package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs 
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls 
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /var/www/npm-debug.log

npm ERR! Linux 4.9.14-200.fc25.x86_64
npm ERR! argv "/home/laradock/.nvm/versions/node/v7.7.2/bin/node" "/home/laradock/.nvm/versions/node/v7.7.2/bin/npm" "run" "dev"
npm ERR! node v7.7.2
npm ERR! npm  v4.1.2
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! @ dev: `npm run development`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the @ dev script 'npm run development'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the  package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     npm run development
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs 
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls 
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /var/www/npm-debug.log

And Here is package.json :

{
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "npm run development",
    "development": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js",
    "watch": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --watch --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js",
    "watch-poll": "npm run watch -- --watch-poll",
    "hot": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack-dev-server/bin/webpack-dev-server.js --inline --hot --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js",
    "prod": "npm run production",
    "production": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "axios": "^0.15.3",
    "bootstrap-sass": "^3.3.7",
    "cross-env": "^3.2.3",
    "jquery": "^3.1.1",
    "laravel-mix": "0.*",
    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
    "vue": "^2.1.10"
  }
}

[david-j-davis]

I removed node_modules, then npm install --global cross-env, followed by removing cross-env from package.json, then npm run dev worked.

[kamrava]

Problem solved after I removed:

public/mix-manifest.json