# Error while Installing NPM node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773
**Category:** General
**Created:** [19 December 2020 20:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773 "2020-12-19T20:11:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@Napoleon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Napoleon)
#### Post date: [19 December 2020 20:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/1 "2020-12-19T20:11:12Z")
Hello,
I am trying to install the node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes on my RaspberryMatic. Unfortunately I always get the following error:
> root@homematic-raspi:/usr/local/addons/redmatic# npm install node-red-contrib-on
> vif-nodes
> npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see [https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142](https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142)
> npm ERR! code ENOENT
> npm ERR! syscall spawn git
> npm ERR! path git
> npm ERR! errno ENOENT
> npm ERR! enoent Error while executing:
> npm ERR! enoent undefined ls-remote -h -t [GitHub - agsh/onvif: ONVIF node.js implementation](https://github.com/agsh/onvif.git)
> npm ERR! enoent
> npm ERR! enoent
> npm ERR! enoent spawn git ENOENT
> npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
> npm ERR! enoent
>
> npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
> npm ERR! /tmp/npm-cache/\_logs/2020-12-19T20\_00\_56\_621Z-debug.log
The log then contains the following:
> 0 info it worked if it ends with ok
> 1 verbose cli [
> 1 verbose cli '/usr/bin/node',
> 1 verbose cli '/usr/bin/npm',
> 1 verbose cli 'install',
> 1 verbose cli 'node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes'
> 1 verbose cli ]
> 2 info using npm@6.14.6
> 3 info using node@v12.18.4
> 4 verbose npm-session add19c412ac11246
> 5 silly install loadCurrentTree
> 6 silly install readLocalPackageData
> 7 http fetch GET 200 [https://registry.npmjs.org/node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes](https://registry.npmjs.org/node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes) 280ms
> 8 http fetch GET 200 [https://registry.npmjs.org/node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/-/node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes-0.0.1-beta.12.tgz](https://registry.npmjs.org/node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/-/node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes-0.0.1-beta.12.tgz) 780ms
> 9 silly pacote tag manifest for node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes@latest fetched in 1076ms
> 10 timing stage:loadCurrentTree Completed in 1125ms
> 11 silly install loadIdealTree
> 12 silly install cloneCurrentTreeToIdealTree
> 13 timing stage:loadIdealTree:cloneCurrentTree Completed in 0ms
> 14 silly install loadShrinkwrap
> 15 timing stage:loadIdealTree:loadShrinkwrap Completed in 6ms
> 16 silly install loadAllDepsIntoIdealTree
> 17 silly resolveWithNewModule node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes@0.0.1-beta.12 checking installable status
> 18 silly fetchPackageMetaData error for onvif@git+https://github.com/agsh/onvif.git Error while executing:
> 18 silly fetchPackageMetaData undefined ls-remote -h -t [GitHub - agsh/onvif: ONVIF node.js implementation](https://github.com/agsh/onvif.git)
> 18 silly fetchPackageMetaData
> 18 silly fetchPackageMetaData
> 18 silly fetchPackageMetaData spawn git ENOENT
> 19 http fetch GET 200 [https://registry.npmjs.org/request](https://registry.npmjs.org/request) 176ms
> 20 http fetch GET 200 [https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz](https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz) 103ms
> 21 silly pacote range manifest for request@\>= 2.88.2 fetched in 291ms
> 22 warn deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see [https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142](https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142)
> 23 silly resolveWithNewModule request@2.88.2 checking installable status
> 24 timing stage:rollbackFailedOptional Completed in 1ms
> 25 timing stage:runTopLevelLifecycles Completed in 1444ms
> 26 silly saveTree redmatic
> 26 silly saveTree +-- git@0.1.5
> 26 silly saveTree | `-- mime@1.2.9 26 silly saveTree +-- mime@1.2.9 26 silly saveTree `-- node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes@0.0.1-beta.12
> 26 silly saveTree `-- request@2.88.2
> 27 verbose stack Error: spawn git ENOENT
> 27 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess.\_handle.onexit (internal/child\_process.js:267:19)
> 27 verbose stack at onErrorNT (internal/child\_process.js:469:16)
> 27 verbose stack at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task\_queues.js:84:21)
> 28 verbose cwd /usr/local/addons/redmatic
> 29 verbose Linux 5.4.77
> 30 verbose argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes"
> 31 verbose node v12.18.4
> 32 verbose npm v6.14.6
> 33 error code ENOENT
> 34 error syscall spawn git
> 35 error path git
> 36 error errno ENOENT
> 37 error enoent Error while executing:
> 37 error enoent undefined ls-remote -h -t [GitHub - agsh/onvif: ONVIF node.js implementation](https://github.com/agsh/onvif.git)
> 37 error enoent
> 37 error enoent
> 37 error enoent spawn git ENOENT
> 38 error enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
> 39 verbose exit [1, true]
Does anyone have a hint as to what this is?
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### Author:  [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)
#### Post date: [19 December 2020 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/2 "2020-12-19T20:32:48Z")
Hi folks,
Does anybody know what can be the problem, because I couldn't help Chris with his [issue](https://github.com/bartbutenaers/node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/issues/19#issuecomment-748311466). Seems he cannot install git on his RaspberryMatic...
Thanks!
Bart
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [20 December 2020 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/3 "2020-12-20T07:37:52Z")
I think you need to install git.
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### Author:  [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)
#### Post date: [20 December 2020 07:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/4 "2020-12-20T07:50:38Z")
Colin, thanks!
Since these nodes are not ready to become available via the node-red palette, I had published a new beta version on npm for Chris. I did that so he could install the node directly from NPM instead from Github. Thought that he would not have to install git in that scenario ...
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [20 December 2020 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/5 "2020-12-20T08:25:27Z")
I don't know why it wants git, but I think that is what the error is saying. The beta version isn't asking for GitHub version of a dependency is it?
Edit, I think it is trying to install onvif from GitHub.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [20 December 2020 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/6 "2020-12-20T08:33:15Z")
Yes error 18 says exactly that
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### Author:  [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)
#### Post date: [20 December 2020 08:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/7 "2020-12-20T08:45:43Z")
You guys nailed it again ...
I see now that I use the onvif library dependency from Github:
So the "npm install" will require git to download that dependency.
Reason that I do it like that, is that the npm version of the onvif library is pretty old:
Don't think I can solve this issue then ...
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [20 December 2020 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/8 "2020-12-20T08:49:41Z")
Try to persuade them to release the new one
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### Author:  [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)
#### Post date: [20 December 2020 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/9 "2020-12-20T10:21:43Z")
I have now [asked](https://github.com/agsh/onvif/issues/180) them to publish a new version on NPM. Now sit and wait...
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [20 December 2020 10:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/10 "2020-12-20T10:32:06Z")
fingers crossed.
You may be able to wrangle something with bundleddependencies - [https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/configuring-npm/package-json#bundleddependencies](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/configuring-npm/package-json#bundleddependencies) - but I've not tried it for things from git - nor back up to npm... I've only used it for local install packages)
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### Author:  [@Napoleon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Napoleon)
#### Post date: [21 December 2020 16:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/11 "2020-12-21T16:26:11Z")
Hello there,
Thank you all for trying to solve my problem. I am curious and hope that the solution will also help others.
Cheers,
Chris
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [21 December 2020 16:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/12 "2020-12-21T16:48:14Z")
Can you not install git on your system? That should solve the problem for you. I don't know about RaspberryMatic but on Raspbian that would be
`sudo apt install git`
and then try the node install again.
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### Author:  [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)
#### Post date: [23 December 2020 17:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/13 "2020-12-23T17:10:32Z")
Hello @Napoleon,
Andrew has been so kind to publish version 0.6.3 of his onvif package on NPM. I now use in beta14 of my onvif nodes his updated npm package (instead of his Github repo).
So hopefully you can install beta14 without git ...
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### Author:  [@Napoleon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Napoleon)
#### Post date: [23 December 2020 17:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/14 "2020-12-23T17:54:55Z")
Hello Bart,
so awesome. Now I could install it successfully and it works great. Big thank you for the great help.
Happy holidays to all,
Chris
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### Author:  [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)
#### Post date: [23 December 2020 18:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/15 "2020-12-23T18:02:07Z")
Hi Chris,
Nice to hear that it works finally.
Happy holidays to you too!! 🎄
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [21 February 2021 18:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-while-installing-npm-node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes/37773/16 "2021-02-21T18:02:16Z")
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