nodejs assert failure: src/unix/getaddrinfo.c:91: uv__getaddrinfo_translate_error: Assertion `!\"unknown EAI_* error code\"' failed.

[Jane Manchun Wong]

Running npm install under proxychain causes this error

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: nodejs 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-8.23-generic 4.4.2
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: src/unix/getaddrinfo.c:91: uv__getaddrinfo_translate_error: Assertion `!\"unknown EAI_* error code\"' failed.
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Mar 1 00:01:15 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nodejs
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-01 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160228)
ProcCmdline: npm
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: nodejs
StacktraceTop:
 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0x7f663f2ee168 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=assertion@entry=0x7f66412af179 "!\"unknown EAI_* error code\"", file=file@entry=0x7f66412af150 "src/unix/getaddrinfo.c", line=line@entry=91, function=function@entry=0x7f66412af360 "uv__getaddrinfo_translate_error") at assert.c:92
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x7f66412af179 "!\"unknown EAI_* error code\"", file=0x7f66412af150 "src/unix/getaddrinfo.c", line=91, function=0x7f66412af360 "uv__getaddrinfo_translate_error") at assert.c:101
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuv.so.1
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuv.so.1
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuv.so.1
Title: nodejs assert failure: src/unix/getaddrinfo.c:91: uv__getaddrinfo_translate_error: Assertion `!\"unknown EAI_* error code\"' failed.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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StacktraceTop:
 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0x7f663f2ee168 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=assertion@entry=0x7f66412af179 "!\"unknown EAI_* error code\"", file=file@entry=0x7f66412af150 "src/unix/getaddrinfo.c", line=line@entry=91, function=function@entry=0x7f66412af360 <__PRETTY_FUNCTION__.8641> "uv__getaddrinfo_translate_error") at assert.c:92
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x7f66412af179 "!\"unknown EAI_* error code\"", file=0x7f66412af150 "src/unix/getaddrinfo.c", line=91, function=0x7f66412af360 <__PRETTY_FUNCTION__.8641> "uv__getaddrinfo_translate_error") at assert.c:101
 uv.getaddrinfo_translate_error () from /tmp/apport_sandbox__jLphn/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuv.so.1
 uv.getaddrinfo_work () from /tmp/apport_sandbox__jLphn/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuv.so.1
 worker () from /tmp/apport_sandbox__jLphn/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuv.so.1