Update on macOS failed upgrade

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I had been using particle-cli for about two years now. I finally got enough network bandwidth to upgrade today and following the upgrade command npm install -g particle-cli it won’t work anymore. what should I do?

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Using npm to install particle-cli is deprecated since it uses a global npm instance and fails to download certain dependencies.

First, uninstall particle-cli:

npm uninstall -g particle-cli

And then try using the installer script:

bash <( curl -sL https://particle.io/install-cli )

https://docs.particle.io/tutorials/developer-tools/cli/

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I tried uninstalling it and got
Harleys-MacBook-Pro:~ harleyfrazee$ npm uninstall particle-cli
npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/Users/harleyfrazee/package.json’
npm notice created a lockfile as package-lock.json. You should commit this file.
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/Users/harleyfrazee/package.json’
npm WARN harleyfrazee No description
npm WARN harleyfrazee No repository field.
npm WARN harleyfrazee No README data
npm WARN harleyfrazee No license field

so I tried with sudo and got

Harleys-MacBook-Pro:~ harleyfrazee$ sudo npm uninstall particle-cli
npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/Users/harleyfrazee/package.json’
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/Users/harleyfrazee/package.json’
npm WARN harleyfrazee No description
npm WARN harleyfrazee No repository field.
npm WARN harleyfrazee No README data
npm WARN harleyfrazee No license field

so I did an sudo npm uninstall particle-cli and got

Harleys-MacBook-Pro:~ harleyfrazee$ sudo npm uninstall -g particle-cli
npm WARN deprecated undefined@0.1.0: this package has been deprecated
added 1 package from 1 contributor in 3.166s

Where do I go from here? I can’t uninstall or install

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If you run the particle command is it still installed?

Next, could you try running the installation script?

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Yes, it's installed. It can run login, but it can't access the USB - no permissions

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You likely haven’t installed the new version. If npm is being temperamental you could try to force an uninstall with:

sudo npm uninstall -g --unsafe-perm particle-cli

You could also directly remove the executable from your PATH:

sudo rm -i "$(which particle)"

Lastly, use the installer script to download the new particle-cli. This will take care of the USB dependencies:

bash <( curl -sL https://particle.io/install-cli )
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I'm still struggling. I did remove particle using the sudo rm -i "$(which particle)"

Now, when I run bash <( curl -sL https://particle.io/install-cli )

I get

Installing the Particle CLI to /Users/harleyfrazee/bin/particle
/dev/fd/63: line 68: /Users/harleyfrazee/bin/particle: Permission denied
chmod: /Users/harleyfrazee/bin/particle: No such file or directory
/dev/fd/63: line 106: /Users/harleyfrazee/bin/particle: No such file or directory

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That looks like a permissions issue.

Can you verify that the bin directory exists and check its permissions?

ls -la ~/bin

Next, can you give yourself ownership of the bin directory?

sudo chown $USER ~/bin

After that, could you try running the installer script again?

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Thanks so much for handing in there with me. I really do appreciate it. I think I have it installed, but not configured correctly. I can do a "particle login" and it appears to succeed. but when I try a "particle setup" I get:

Harleys-MacBook-Pro:~ harleyfrazee$ particle setup
 _ __             _   _      _        
| '_ \  __ _ _ __| |_(_) ___| | ___ 
| |_) |/ _` | '__| __| |/ __| |/ _ \
|  __/| (_| | |  | |_| | (__| |  __/
|_|    \__,_|_|   \__|_|\___|_|\___|
                 https://particle.io

> Setup is easy! Let's get started...
> It appears as though you are already logged in as harleyfrazee@hotmail.com
? Would you like to use this account? Yes
! The `serialport` dependency is missing or invalid.
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