title: Installing npm packages in Webstorm 2017.1.3 / Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
body: <p>When trying to create a new "Node.js Express App" in WebStorm 2017.1.3. / on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I get the following error: <strong>Please specify npm or yarn package</strong>.
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  <p>So I installed the package globally using</p>
  
  <pre><code>$ sudo npm install -g express
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and restarted WebStorm but still no luck.</p>
  
  <p>I then tried the suggestions made in this thread: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36223947/webstorm-error-please-specify-npm-package">WebStorm - error: Please specify npm package</a>. Again no luck.</p>
  
  <p>I went on and tried to install the package using WebStorm, but still get the same error message:
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  <p>Any ideas how I can get this running?</p>