npm gets stuck on fetchMetadata -> network

Question

My npm is getting stuck a lot, whether its npm install from package.json or individual packages.

Right now, I\'m not even able to sudo npm install

Answer 1

I had this same problem, with several different installs hanging on fetchMetaData, including the install of yarn mentioned above. I am on a Mac and solved it by updating npm as follows:

npm install npm@latest -g

So if you are encountering this issue on Mac, then try updating and see if it solves your problem.