The nodejs-devel does not include npm whereas both nodejs10-devel and nodejs12-devel do include npm.
A version of npm is available in the devel image, although not one from nodesource.
root@fa72f308944c:/# apt-cache madison npm
npm | 5.8.0+ds6-2~bpo9+1 | http://mirrors.wikimedia.org/debian stretch-backports/main amd64 PackagesWas npm not added deliberately for any reason?
I don't know if this is the reason it was left out of the package but using npm to install software would conflict with L3.
There have been various related issues like T286212: docker-registry.wikimedia.org/nodejs10-devel container after 0.0.3 does not include `npm` (maybe the same issue here) and T284112: Production buster-nodejs10-devel image has npm 5.x, which is not actually compatible with node 10.x. My recommendation would be to stop using the stretch-based nodejs-devel image and migrate to nodejs12-devel instead.
$ podman run --rm -it --entrypoint=bash docker-registry.wikimedia.org/nodejs-devel:0.1.1 Trying to pull docker-registry.wikimedia.org/nodejs-devel:0.1.1... Getting image source signatures Copying blob 5c86276767f3 skipped: already exists Copying blob 7f107c7f6e53 done Copying blob 5253c46f402a done Copying config 01133e93b7 done Writing manifest to image destination Storing signatures root@e7414ff1fc20:/# npm --version 3.10.10 root@e7414ff1fc20:/# nodejs --version v6.17.1
The nodejs version has regressed:
$ podman run --rm -it --entrypoint=bash docker-registry.wikimedia.org/nodejs-devel:latest Trying to pull docker-registry.wikimedia.org/nodejs-devel:latest... Getting image source signatures Copying blob cec577a4cc01 done Copying blob 76d776015fca done Copying blob 05d99428c96b done Copying config c8686cd3e4 done Writing manifest to image destination Storing signatures root@e089c807de96:/# npm --version bash: npm: command not found root@e089c807de96:/# nodejs --version v6.11.0
Yeah, so same thing as earlier:
root@be63654e236f:/# apt-cache policy nodejs
nodejs:
Installed: 6.11.0~dfsg-1+wmf5
Candidate: 6.11.0~dfsg-1+wmf5
Version table:
8.11.1~dfsg-2~bpo9+1 100
100 http://mirrors.wikimedia.org/debian stretch-backports/main amd64 Packages
6.17.1-1nodesource1 500
500 http://deb.nodesource.com/node_6.x stretch/main amd64 Packages
*** 6.11.0~dfsg-1+wmf5 1001
1001 http://apt.wikimedia.org/wikimedia stretch-wikimedia/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
4.8.2~dfsg-1 500
500 http://mirrors.wikimedia.org/debian stretch/main amd64 PackagesJust needs a pin adjusting priority.
Change 717598 had a related patch set uploaded (by Legoktm; author: Legoktm):
[operations/docker-images/production-images@master] nodejs-devel: Pin apt so nodejs is installed from nodesource
Change 717598 merged by Legoktm:
[operations/docker-images/production-images@master] nodejs-devel: Pin apt so nodejs is installed from nodesource
$ podman run --rm -it --entrypoint=bash docker-registry.wikimedia.org/nodejs-devel:0.1.2 Trying to pull docker-registry.wikimedia.org/nodejs-devel:0.1.2... Getting image source signatures Copying blob cec577a4cc01 skipped: already exists Copying blob 377fcf00dff3 done Copying blob 6ad500574cb2 done Copying blob c4ef398c2fdb done Copying config 1076636ba5 done Writing manifest to image destination Storing signatures root@468809390fa0:/# npm --version 3.10.10 root@468809390fa0:/# nodejs --version v6.17.1
Hopefully that unblocks you. When you can, please switch to a newer nodejs image :))