# Cannot install node-red-contrib-lgtv, errors

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [27 September 2025 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184 "2025-09-27T13:30:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Mikee1234K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mikee1234k/32/70283_2.png) [@Mikee1234K](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mikee1234K)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2025 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/1 "2025-09-27T13:30:11Z")

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I tried to install node-red-contrib-lgtv (and also any of the other lg tv and webos paletts) but get these errors:

```auto
2025-09-27T13:29:10.908Z Install : node-red-contrib-lgtv 1.1.0

2025-09-27T13:29:13.578Z npm.cmd install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund --save --save-prefix=~ --omit=dev --engine-strict node-red-contrib-lgtv@1.1.0
2025-09-27T13:29:17.310Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:17.310Z [err] WARN deprecated
2025-09-27T13:29:17.310Z [err] yaeti@0.0.6: Package no longer supported. Contact Support at https://www.npmjs.com/support for more info.
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] npm WARN cleanup
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] Failed to remove some directories [
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] npm WARN 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] cleanup [
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] npm WARN 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] cleanup 'C:\\Users\\lenov\\.node-red\\node_modules\\utf-8-validate',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] npm WARN 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] cleanup [Error: EBUSY: resource busy or locked, rmdir 'C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\utf-8-validate'] {
2025-09-27T13:29:18.127Z [err] npm WARN
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] cleanup errno: -4082,
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup code: 'EBUSY',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup syscall: 'rmdir',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN cleanup
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] path: 'C:\\Users\\lenov\\.node-red\\node_modules\\utf-8-validate'
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] }
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] cleanup ],
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] cleanup [
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup 'C:\\Users\\lenov\\.node-red\\node_modules\\utf-8-validate',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup [Error: EBUSY: resource busy or locked, rmdir 'C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\utf-8-validate'] {
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN cleanup errno: -4082,
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup code: 'EBUSY',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup syscall: 'rmdir',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN cleanup path: 'C:\\Users\\lenov\\.node-red\\node_modules\\utf-8-validate'
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN cleanup
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] }
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] cleanup ],
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] cleanup [
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup 'C:\\Users\\lenov\\.node-red\\node_modules\\es5-ext',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rmdir 'C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\es5-ext\string\#'] {
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN cleanup
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] errno: -4048,
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] cleanup code: 'EPERM',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] cleanup syscall: 'rmdir',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup path: 'C:\\Users\\lenov\\.node-red\\node_modules\\es5-ext\\string\\#'
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup }
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] WARN cleanup ]
2025-09-27T13:29:18.128Z [err] npm WARN cleanup ]
2025-09-27T13:29:18.226Z [err] npm ERR! code 1
2025-09-27T13:29:18.226Z [err] npm ERR! path C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\bufferutil
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! command failed
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! command C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node-gyp-build
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! node:internal/child_process:420
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! throw new ErrnoException(err, 'spawn');
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! ^
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! Error: spawn EINVAL
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child_process:420:11)
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! at Object.spawn (node:child_process:762:9)
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! at build (C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\node-gyp-build\bin.js:29:8)
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! at preinstall (C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\node-gyp-build\bin.js:38:32)
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! at C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\node-gyp-build\bin.js:11:7
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:430:5)
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] ERR! at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:524:28)
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] ERR!
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1104:16)
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] ERR!
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:304:5) {
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] ERR!
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] errno: -4071,
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR!
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] code: 'EINVAL',
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm 
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] ERR!
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] syscall: 'spawn'
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR! }
2025-09-27T13:29:18.227Z [err] npm ERR!
2025-09-27T13:29:18.228Z [err]  
2025-09-27T13:29:18.228Z [err] npm ERR! Node.js v20.19.4

```

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2025 20:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/2 "2025-09-27T20:01:28Z")

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Just a guess (I don't use Windows), but when you installed nodejs did you tick the box to tell it to install the build tools?

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**Author:** ![Mikee1234K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mikee1234k/32/70283_2.png) [@Mikee1234K](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mikee1234K)\
**Post date:** [28 September 2025 06:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/3 "2025-09-28T06:15:53Z")

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Yes, pretty sure I did

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [28 September 2025 10:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/4 "2025-09-28T10:46:51Z")

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OK, in that case I think you will have to wait for a Windows user to help.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [28 September 2025 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/5 "2025-09-28T13:53:52Z")

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What version of node-red are you running?

Try restarting computer (to release any locks on files and folders). If node-red auto starts, stop it. If necessary, kill all processes `npm` and `node` in the taskmanager -\> details and delete the mentioned directories. In fact, you can safely delete `C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules` and then run `npm i` (in a non-administrative terminal from dir `C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\`) to reinstall everything (which will also have the benefit of correcting any permissions issues if any were set incorrectly)

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**Author:** ![Mikee1234K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mikee1234k/32/70283_2.png) [@Mikee1234K](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mikee1234K)\
**Post date:** [4 October 2025 11:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/6 "2025-10-04T11:40:07Z")

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That did not work.

```auto
2025-10-04T11:36:51.834Z Install : node-red-contrib-lgtv 1.1.0

2025-10-04T11:36:51.923Z npm.cmd install --no-audit --no-update-notifier --no-fund --save --save-prefix=~ --omit=dev --engine-strict node-red-contrib-lgtv@1.1.0
2025-10-04T11:36:56.157Z [err] npm
2025-10-04T11:36:56.161Z [err] WARN deprecated yaeti@0.0.6: Package no longer supported. Contact Support at https://www.npmjs.com/support for more info.
2025-10-04T11:36:56.621Z [err] npm ERR! code
2025-10-04T11:36:56.621Z [err] 1
2025-10-04T11:36:56.621Z [err] npm ERR! path C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\bufferutil
2025-10-04T11:36:56.622Z [err] npm ERR! command failed
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! command C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node-gyp-build
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! node:internal/child_process:420
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! throw new ErrnoException(err, 'spawn');
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR!
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] ^
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! 
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR!
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] Error: spawn EINVAL
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child_process:420:11)
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm 
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] ERR! at Object.spawn (node:child_process:762:9)
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! at build (C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\node-gyp-build\bin.js:29:8)
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] ERR! at preinstall (C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\node-gyp-build\bin.js:38:32)
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! at C:\Users\lenov\.node-red\node_modules\node-gyp-build\bin.js:11:7
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:430:5)
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] ERR! at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:524:28)
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1104:16)
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR!
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:304:5) {
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! errno: -4071,
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] ERR! code: 'EINVAL',
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR!
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] syscall: 'spawn'
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR!
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] }
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm ERR! 
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] npm
2025-10-04T11:36:56.623Z [err] ERR! Node.js v20.19.4
2025-10-04T11:36:56.624Z [err] 
2025-10-04T11:36:56.624Z [err] npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\lenov\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2025-10-04T11_36_52_543Z-debug-0.log
2025-10-04T11:36:56.645Z rc=1

```

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**Post date:** [4 October 2025 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/7 "2025-10-04T11:57:45Z")

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Did the `npm install` after deleting the node\_modules folder work without error?

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**Author:** ![Mikee1234K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mikee1234k/32/70283_2.png) [@Mikee1234K](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mikee1234K)\
**Post date:** [4 October 2025 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/8 "2025-10-04T11:59:07Z")

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yes it did

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**Post date:** [2 January 2026 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-node-red-contrib-lgtv-errors/99184/9 "2026-01-02T11:59:13Z")

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