npm error : cb() never called, what should I do?

Question

Hi everyone.

I've got an error from npm everytime I try to install pacakges. I got this error :

npm ERR! cb() never called!

npm ERR! This is an error with npm itself. Please report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://npm.community>

I know there's already a topic about my problem but I really tried every solution I could find and not a single one works. I uninstall and reinstall node multiple times, cleaned my cache but I can do nothing !

Here's my package.json

{
  "name": "XXXXXXXXXXX",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node index.js",
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "axios": "^0.21.0",
    "discord.js": "^12.4.0",
    "howlongtobeat": "^1.2.1",
    "npm": "^6.14.8"
  },
  "devDependencies": {}
}

Can somebody help me, I don't know what to do, I cannot install a single package ...

Thanks !

Answer 1

Just run:

npm cache clean --force
npm cache verify
npm install --global npm

The command lines are self explanatory. One needs to clear (clean) the cache and upgrade npm. After which, it should work.