npm create svelte@latest not working correctly on Ubuntu

Question

When I try to use npm create svelte@latest to create a SvelteKit app it won't work when using VS Code with SSH.

The SSH server I'm connected to runs Ubuntu 20.04.2 on 64 bit Intel hardware.

When I try to use npm create svelte@latest . to initialize a SvelteKit project it outputs an error:

import fs from 'fs';
       ^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:723:23)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:789:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:653:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:593:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:585:3)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:831:12)
    at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:283:19)
    at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:623:3)

Any way to fix this? I would appreciate any help.

What is the output of node --version? You'll want to be on at least around 12, but 18 is a good bet. — user5774952
– user5774952, Commented Dec 4, 2022 at 20:35
See my answer — you're gonna have to update, and because Ubuntu 20 doesn't have a recent version of Node, you'll have to do it with a third-party package. nvm and n work pretty well. — user5774952
– user5774952, Commented Dec 4, 2022 at 20:43

score 1 · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-04 20:44:35Z

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You need to update Node. The latest in Ubuntu 20 is v10, which is very outdated. If you're not in a position to update your system to Jammy or Kinetic, you can use nvm another version manager to get yourself up to date. Personally I like n:

npm i -g n
n stable

edited Dec 4, 2022 at 20:44

answered Dec 4, 2022 at 20:42

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Michael Over a year ago

Updating fixed the issue. It took a while but it worked! Thanks!

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