Why are packages not being installed from package.json?

Question

Node.js

Please tell me what is the cause of the problem - I want to create a new project in gulp.
I copy the file gulpfile.js and package.json to the folder, I type npm i on the command line, an empty node_modules folder is created, on the command line it says that there is no description and repository, and the packages are not installed.
Node.js reinstalled several times, tried different versions from 4.x.x to 6.x.x

Answer 1

Solved the problem. On copal 's advice , I installed ubuntu (in a virtual machine). Everything runs great there.

Answer 2

Because it's dev?