# Need help with why I can't install a node. node-red-node-watson

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-why-i-cant-install-a-node-node-red-node-watson/82916>\
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**Created:** [16 November 2023 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-why-i-cant-install-a-node-node-red-node-watson/82916 "2023-11-16T10:44:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-why-i-cant-install-a-node-node-red-node-watson/82916/1 "2023-11-16T10:44:55Z")

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_Node_ of interest:  
`node-red-node-watson`

I have it installed on my NUC and it works.

But this is my _day to day machine_ and not one of my _always on_ machines.

I'm wanting to use/install it on there but can't.

I accept/appreciate that it is `> 1 year` out of date.

But if I go to the `library` and look for that node it is listed and shows the speech nodes listed.

The machine onto which I want to install it is a RasPi V3b running Buster.

Just wanting to ask if it can/should work on that machine.

Thanks in advance.

If I try to update it I get this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/0/80414155e0403f0fb64272fcd9248a1522f9bed7.png)

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 11:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-why-i-cant-install-a-node-node-red-node-watson/82916/2 "2023-11-16T11:03:54Z")

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I just installed it on a Pi running bullseye and it seems to have gone OK

I sometimes find removing a node and re-installing it is the quickest way of sorting some things out

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-why-i-cant-install-a-node-node-red-node-watson/82916/3 "2023-11-16T11:13:39Z")

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Interesting.

This is what I did:

```auto
pi@TimePi:~ $ cd .node-red
pi@TimePi:~/.node-red $ node-red-restart
Restarted Node-RED
pi@TimePi:~/.node-red $ npm install node-red-node-watson
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated har-validator@5.1.5: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated uuid@3.4.0: Please upgrade to version 7 or higher. Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic. See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.

> es5-ext@0.10.62 postinstall /home/pi/.node-red/node_modules/es5-ext
> node -e "try{require('./_postinstall')}catch(e){}" || exit 0

npm WARN node-red-contrib-ui-led@0.4.8 requires a peer of node-red-dashboard@^2.23.3 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No license field.

+ node-red-node-watson@0.10.3
updated 18 packages, moved 2 packages and audited 408 packages in 79.72s

23 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

found 18 vulnerabilities (1 low, 11 moderate, 6 high)
  run `npm audit fix` to fix them, or `npm audit` for details
pi@TimePi:~/.node-red $ 
pi@TimePi:~/.node-red $ node-red-restart
Restarted Node-RED
pi@TimePi:~/.node-red $ 

```

If I go to the GUI, this is what I see.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/6/667fbc470d80d20f056dec692b0273f1177ecd37.png)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-why-i-cant-install-a-node-node-red-node-watson/82916/4 "2023-11-16T11:17:18Z")

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# SORRY!

_Sod's law_ stepped in and now it seems to be ok.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/e/aedb7231a4fa5a80cc6f716447e26783277c7d1a.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2023 11:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-why-i-cant-install-a-node-node-red-node-watson/82916/5 "2023-11-30T11:18:15Z")

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