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.[1] Use the following command to install and fix it:
sudo apt-get install build-essential