React npm start not working : 'No version of chokidar available'

Question

I cloned my already working React-Typescript app on Github Pages, from Github and wanted to make some changes. I ran npm install and installed all the dependencies but when I run npm start, I got this error;

I don't know what chokidar is and I looked a little bit and I think it's unrelated to my project. Still I tried to npm install chokidar and I got another error like this;

Also tried npm audit fix as well. Fixed some stuff but nothing changed.

So I can't open the development server. Additionally, this is the package.json file;

// package.json {   "name": "panflix",   "homepage": "https://absolutezero13.github.io/meerkast/",   "version": "0.1.0",   "private": true,   "dependencies": {     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.11.4",     "@testing-library/react": "^11.1.0",     "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.1.10",     "@types/enzyme": "^3.10.8",     "@types/jest": "^26.0.15",     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",     "@types/react": "^17.0.0",     "@types/react-dom": "^17.0.0",     "@types/redux-devtools": "^3.0.47",     "axios": "^0.21.1",     "enzyme": "^3.11.0",     "firebase": "^8.2.7",     "gh-pages": "^3.1.0",     "history": "^4.10.1",     "react": "^17.0.1",     "react-bootstrap": "^1.5.0",     "react-dom": "^17.0.1",     "react-redux": "^7.2.2",     "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",     "react-scripts": "4.0.2",     "redux": "^4.0.5",     "redux-devtools-extension": "^2.13.8",     "redux-thunk": "^2.3.0",     "typescript": "^4.1.2",     "web-vitals": "^1.0.1"   },   "scripts": {     "predeploy": "npm run build",     "deploy": "gh-pages -d build",     "start": "react-scripts start",     "build": "react-scripts build",     "test": "react-scripts test",     "eject": "react-scripts eject"   },   "eslintConfig": {     "extends": [       "react-app",       "react-app/jest"     ]   },   "browserslist": {     "production": [       ">0.2%",       "not dead",       "not op_mini all"     ],     "development": [       "last 1 chrome version",       "last 1 firefox version",       "last 1 safari version"     ]   },   "devDependencies": {     "@types/react-redux": "^7.1.16",     "@types/react-router-dom": "^5.1.7"   } }   

I tried npm install -g chokidar and it is installed. But I'm getting the same error as before "no version chokidar is available."

Other react projects are working fine.

Answer 1

I had the same issue. What worked for me is forcing updates on local npm packages:

npm update --force 

Before

$ npm list chokidar [email protected] └─┬ [email protected]   └─┬ [email protected]     └── [email protected] 

After

$ npm list chokidar [email protected] └─┬ [email protected]   ├─┬ [email protected]   │ └── [email protected]   └─┬ [email protected]     └─┬ [email protected]       ├── [email protected]       └─┬ [email protected]         └── [email protected] 

Update

We found that NPM 7 was the issue. Downgrading to NPM 6.14.12 works without any changes.