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

Having same problem. Fixed it by switching to correct version of node required by the project.

My project needed node >=v4.3 and <=v5.

1) Check node version being used by nvm ls

2) Use nvm use [version] or else install the specific version. if you don't have.