wsl exits with code when running npm test

[ChandanSouL]

Windows Version

Microsoft windows 11 pro 24H2

WSL Version

WSL version: 2.6.3.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Kernel version: 6.6.87.2-1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 24.04

Other Software

WSL version 2.6.3.0
When running npm test on my WSL ubuntu 24.04 I face this exited code
[process exited with code 1 (0x00000001)] You can now close this terminal with Ctrl+D, or press Enter to restart.
after some time.
node version is 12.22.12
While running the same npm test on my windows it runs fine, because I want to have flexibilty with my node versions (I usually change my node versions depending on projects)
is this an issue with WSL or on the node

Repro Steps

install node verison 12.22.
run npm test it fails after some time

Expected Behavior

npm test should be successfully completed operation

Actual Behavior

system errored out/exited with code 1

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[ChandanSouL]

/question

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Found '/question', adding tag 'question'

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[shimscho]

Hey @ChandanSouL,

your Node version 12.22.12 is super outdated, that went End-of-Life back in April 2022. Running it on Ubuntu 24.04 is gonna cause all kinds of weird issues like the one you're seeing here.

Pretty sure this isn't a WSL problem at all. Try upgrading to Node 22 LTS (that's the current long-term support version, maintained until 2027):

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bashrc
nvm install 22
nvm use 22

After that just run npm test again. The exit code 1 simply means your test failed, WSL itself isn't crashing or anything. Let us know if the upgrade fixes it!

[ChandanSouL]

I don't have admin permissions, to generate the logs as it requires elevation. Upgrading my node version may cause several discrepancies to my project as this was old project.. will try to build with new node version.
@shimscho Thanks will try with node 22