Openhabian-config (npm - update)

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Configuration:

runtimeInfo:
  version: 5.1.3
  buildString: Release Build
locale: de-DE
systemInfo:
  configFolder: /etc/openhab
  userdataFolder: /var/lib/openhab
  logFolder: /var/log/openhab
  javaVersion: 21.0.10
  javaVendor: Eclipse Adoptium
  javaVendorVersion: Temurin-21.0.10+7
  osName: Linux
  osVersion: 6.12.62+rpt-rpi-2712
  osArchitecture: aarch64
  availableProcessors: 4
  freeMemory: 246294592
  totalMemory: 1076887552
  uptime: 15273
  startLevel: 100
addons:
  - automation-jsscripting
  - binding-amazonechocontrol
  - binding-astro
  - binding-avmfritz
  - binding-exec
  - binding-homematic
  - binding-http
  - binding-icalendar
  - binding-mail
  - binding-matter
  - binding-mqtt
  - binding-network
  - binding-ntp
  - binding-openweathermap
  - binding-sonos
  - binding-tr064
  - persistence-mapdb
  - persistence-rrd4j
  - transformation-basicprofiles
  - transformation-exec
  - transformation-jsonpath
  - transformation-map
  - transformation-regex
  - transformation-scale
  - transformation-xpath
  - transformation-xslt
  - ui-basic

Donā€™t know if Iā€™m right here, but I got the following message, when using ā€œopenhabian-configā€ to upgrade all OS with ā€œOption 02ā€ at the end:

npm notice
npm notice New major version of npm available! 10.9.7 -> 11.12.1
npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.12.1
npm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@11.12.1
npm notice

I then run the above command, but got the the error-message:

ohab@raspi58:~ $ sudo npm install -g npm@11.12.1
npm error code MODULE_NOT_FOUND
npm error Cannot find module 'promise-retry'
npm error Require stack:
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/index.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/index.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/libnpmfund/lib/index.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/reify-output.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/reify-finish.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/install.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli/entry.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js
npm error - /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /root/.npm/_logs/2026-04-10T11_11_22_636Z-debug-0.log
ohab@raspi58:

Is there anyone to help me solving this problem, as Iā€™m a ā€œDummyā€, and donā€™t know what to do.

Thx in advance

Cheers - Peter

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I think you just let openHABian manage npm for you. You do not need to run any commands manually. Itā€™s likely that openHABian is still on an older verison of NPM. The fact that thereā€™s a newer version is not by itself a reason openHABian would upgrade.

When openHABian is ready to move to a newer npm, they will include that as part of the upgrade for you.

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Hello Rich,

thx for answering and help.

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Along the same lines, I also get the npm notice, but in addition, an error:

2026-04-18_12:23:56_BST [openHABian] Checking for updates of openhab for JS Scripting... npm notice
npm notice New major version of npm available! 10.9.4 -> 11.12.1
npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.12.1
npm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@11.12.1
npm notice
Update available... /opt/openhabian/functions/nodejs-apps.bash: line 380: [[: 5.: syntax error: invalid arithmetic operator (error token is ".")

UPDATING
2026-04-18_12:24:07_BST [openHABian] Installing openhab for JS Scripting... OK

This is using openHABian Configuration Tool ā€” [main]{2026-04-14T23:38:44+02:00}(3bfc367c)
and openHAB 5.1.3

openHAB seems to be running OK. Has anyone else seen this?

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Thatā€™s an error in openHABian. Please file an issue on the openHABian repo.

6

could you run the update again and tell me if the error is repeated?
I think the version comparison fails if the format of the version string is unexpected (itā€™s comparing numbers). But if it was updated anyway it might be solved?

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Well Iā€™m not running an ā€˜updateā€™ as such, just running sudo openhabian-config.
When I run it now:

...
2026-04-25_15:07:25_BST [openHABian] Checking for updates of openhab for JS Scripting... npm notice
npm notice New major version of npm available! 10.9.7 -> 11.13.0
npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.13.0
npm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@11.13.0
npm notice
No update available.
2026-04-25_15:07:25_BST [openHABian] Checking for updates of openhab_rules_tools for JS Scripting... No update available.
...

Because there is no update available, then line 380 of the bash script doesnā€™t run, so the error doesnā€™t appear.

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So the update worked in spite of the error.
Not perfect but no severe problem

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Yes the JS Scripting update worked. Should npm have been updated? If not it would be nice to suppress the message, so to avoid confusion for others.

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npm is usually installed and updated with node. I wouldnā€™t update npm separately if itā€™s not necessary (which usually isnā€™t the case).
The message can be suppressed by setting an environment variable (NPM_CONFIG_UPDATE_NOTIFIER). You can try a PR.