Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'stream'

[Daniel Brendel]

Type of issue

I just installed yo along with generator code in order to create custom syntax. However I get an error when I want to run yo:

C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\test>yo --help
Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'stream' imported from C:\Users\Danny\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\yo\node_modules\mem-fs\dist\index.js
    at packageResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:655:9)
    at moduleResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:696:18)
    at Loader.defaultResolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:810:11)
    at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:86:40)
    at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:230:28)
    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:56:40)
    at link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:55:36)

This happens for any yo command I try except --version.
I did not install yo with admin privilegues nor do I run it with admin privilegues.

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My environment

• OS version/details: Windows 11 64-Bit with 1 admin and 1 user account
• Node version: v14.16.1
• npm version: 6.14.12
• Version of yo : 5.0.0

Expected behavior

Show yo help screen / package creation dialog.

Current behavior

Fails with exception.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Install yo globally on user account:

npm i -g yo generator-code

Run yo command without admin privilegues on user account.

Command line output

C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\test>yo --help
Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'stream' imported from C:\Users\Danny\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\yo\node_modules\mem-fs\dist\index.js
    at packageResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:655:9)
    at moduleResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:696:18)
    at Loader.defaultResolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:810:11)
    at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:86:40)
    at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:230:28)
    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:56:40)
    at link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:55:36)

C:\Users\Danny\Desktop\test>yo code
Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'stream' imported from C:\Users\Danny\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\yo\node_modules\mem-fs\dist\index.js
    at packageResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:655:9)
    at moduleResolve (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:696:18)
    at Loader.defaultResolve [as _resolve] (internal/modules/esm/resolve.js:810:11)
    at Loader.resolve (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:86:40)
    at Loader.getModuleJob (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:230:28)
    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:56:40)
    at link (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:55:36)

[Daniel Brendel]

Updating node/npm fixed the issue. Would be better tho if the installation would fail with a proper hint.

[白熊SODA]

Which version is required for normal operation?