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npm ERR! install Couldn't read dependencies
npm ERR! Linux 3.19.0-25-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/share/atom/resources/app/apm/bin/node" "/usr/share/atom/resources/app/apm/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js" "--globalconfig" "/home/rob/.atom/.apm/.apmrc" "--userconfig" "/home/rob/.atom/.apmrc" "install" "--target=0.34.5" "--arch=x64"
npm ERR! node v0.10.40
npm ERR! npm  v2.13.3
npm ERR! path /home/rob/proton/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOPACKAGEJSON
npm ERR! errno 34

npm ERR! package.json ENOENT, open '/home/rob/proton/package.json'
npm ERR! package.json This is most likely not a problem with npm itself.
npm ERR! package.json npm can't find a package.json file in your current directory.