NPM

NPM, short for Node Package Manager, is a plugin manager for JavaScript applications and tools.

Issues

gyp ERR! build error

When trying to install a plugin the following error occurs somewhere near the beginning of the log:

gyp ERR! stack Error: not found: make

Solution

This problem seems to occur in Ubuntu environments because an essential package is missing. Use the following command to install and fix it:

sudo apt-get install build-essential