Issue with npm due to version compatibility and GLIBC error

[varJonathanR]

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Hey,
I have a problem when I try to run npm run watch on a test server running on a virtual machine with Ubuntu. I’m connecting to this server using PuTTY. Whenever I try to use an npm command it throws the following error:

ERROR: npm v10.9.0 is known not to run on Node.js v14.21.3.  This version of npm supports the following node versions: `^18.17.0 || >=20.5.0`. You can find the latest version at https://nodejs.org/.

I tried updating Node.js to versions v18.17.0 and v22.11.0 (using nvm to switch versions), but then I ran into another issue when running any npm command:

node: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by node)

Here is some additional context:

• This project was not created by me; I recently joined the company.
• My local environment versions are:

C:\Users\ADMIN>node -v
v14.21.3

C:\Users\ADMIN>npm -v
6.14.18

Could you please help me understand what steps I should take to resolve this issue? Let me know if you need more details.
Thank you!

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