Public bug reported: $ npm search [packagename] causes no results to appear, massive use of cpu and memory.
In addition, npm has trouble installing some packages - namely electron- prebuilt. However, that might a problem with that package and not npm. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: npm 3.5.2-0ubuntu4 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-040400-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Mar 16 16:41:01 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-24 (83 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151209) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: npm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: npm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1558308 Title: npm search causes massive resource usage, no output To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/npm/+bug/1558308/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs