"Please specify npm package or yarn" in PhpStorm / WebStorm when trying to install a new NPM package

Question

Trying to add a new package, I get the following error:

Switching settings looks good:

Any suggestions where to look next?

Answer 1

You need to specify the path to npm.

go to settings-> Languages ​​and frameworks → Node.js and NPM and click ... along with the Node interpreter, and then click ... next to the npm package and specify the path to npm, in my case it is /usr/lib/nodejs/npm.