Error: EACCES: permission denied when trying to install ESLint using npm

Question

I\'m trying to install ESLint with npm by going:

npm install -g eslint

However I get the following error:

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Answer 1

you can login as root using sudo su. First run the command sudo su on your terminal, then give your login password. Finally execute your expected command npm install -g eslint. It works for me.