Package '@angular/cli' is not a dependency

Question

I am getting the following error when I try to run the command

ng update @angular/cli @angular/core --allow-dirty

Repository is not clean.  Update changes will be mixed with pre-existing changes. Using package manager: 'npm' Collecting installed dependencies... Found 28 dependencies. Package '@angular/cli' is not a dependency. 

Answer 1

In my case it was missing node_modules folder. Make sure to run npm i before updating.