Error: Transaction test error due to node-gyp file conflicts when updating alt-nodejs16-npm and alt-nodejs18-npm

Issue

The following error appears during yum update:

Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/alt/alt-nodejs16/root/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp from install of alt-nodejs16-npm-8.19.4-16.20.2.14.el8.x86_64 conflicts with file from package alt-nodejs16-npm-8.19.4-16.20.2.1.el8.x86_64
  file /opt/alt/alt-nodejs18/root/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp from install of alt-nodejs18-npm-10.8.2-18.20.8.7.el8.x86_64 conflicts with file from package alt-nodejs18-npm-10.8.2-18.20.8.1.el8.x86_64

Environment

• alt-nodejs16
• alt-nodejs18

Solution

This is a known issue tracked under task ALTNJS-251, and a fix has already been released to the beta repository. 

You can use one of the following commands to install or update ALT-NodeJS packages:

yum groupinstall alt-nodejs

yum update alt-nodejs1[6-8]-npm

Cause

A conflict during npm package upgrades related to node-gyp symlink handling.

Useful links

• Error: Transaction test error: file /opt/alt/alt-nodejs2X/root/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp from install of alt-nodejs2X-npm-10