npm install error code 128

Question

I am receiving the following error when trying to run npm install after a fresh install of Node and Git

Anyone have any idea what could be causing it, and what to do to fix it?

package.json (removed company details)

{
    "name": "xxx",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "xxx",
    "engines": {
        "node": "5.0.0",
        "npm": "3.3.9"
    },
    "repository": "xxx",
    "private": true,
    "license": "UNLICENSED",
    "dependencies": {
        "dijit": "https://github.com/dojo/dijit.git#1.10.4",
        "dojo": "1.10.4",
        "fg-dialog": "0.1.5",
        "politespace": "0.1.4",
        "shoestring": "1.0.3"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
        "body-parser": "^1.14.1",
        "chalk": "^1.1.1",
        "compression": "^1.6.0",
        "del": "^2.0.2",
        "dojo-util": "https://github.com/dojo/util.git#1.10.4",
        "express": "^4.13.3",
        "glob": "^5.0.15",
        "gulp": "^3.9.0",
        "gulp-concat": "^2.6.0",
        "gulp-git": "^1.6.0",
        "gulp-html-minifier": "^0.1.6",
        "gulp-jsbeautifier": "^1.0.1",
        "gulp-jshint": "^1.11.2",
        "gulp-jshint-xml-file-reporter": "^0.5.1",
        "gulp-jsonminify": "^1.0.0",
        "gulp-replace": "^0.5.4",
        "gulp-task-listing": "^1.0.1",
        "gulp-uglify": "^1.4.1",
        "gulp-util": "^3.0.6",
        "gulp-zip": "^3.0.2",
        "intern": "https://github.com/theintern/intern.git",
        "jshint-stylish": "^2.0.1",
        "merge-stream": "^1.0.0",
        "minimist": "^1.2.0",
        "open": "^0.0.5",
        "q": "^1.4.1",
        "request": "^2.65.0",
        "require-dir": "^0.3.0",
        "run-sequence": "^1.1.2",
        "selenium-standalone": "^4.6.3"
    },
    "scripts": {
        "postinstall": "gulp install"
    }
}

Answer 1

A recommended first step is to use the latest npm:

npm install -g npm 

(You may need sudo). You are using npm 2.x, the latest is 3.5.x.