# Node-Red can neither be installed, started, nor uninstalled

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-can-neither-be-installed-started-nor-uninstalled/64692>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [4 July 2022 19:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-can-neither-be-installed-started-nor-uninstalled/64692 "2022-07-04T19:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gawan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Gawan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gawan)\
**Post date:** [4 July 2022 19:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-can-neither-be-installed-started-nor-uninstalled/64692/1 "2022-07-04T19:34:42Z")

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Hi there,  
I tried to install node-red on my Raspi 3+B (with an older version of raspian) using this link:

[https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi)

First it looked fine, but when I tried to start it, I got an error looking like this:

nodered.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=4/ILL  
nodered.service: Unit entered failed state.  
nodered.service: Failed with result 'signal'.

So I tried to restart the script to uninstall and reinstall everything.  
Unfortunately it ends up like this and I have NO idea what to do next 😰

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/f/9fcdfafab7a4b47625559f083c3b327521ee9d99.png)

BR  
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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:** [4 July 2022 20:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-can-neither-be-installed-started-nor-uninstalled/64692/2 "2022-07-04T20:26:37Z")

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Use the option --node16 to force it to install that, so use the command  
`bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered) --node16`

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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:** [2 September 2022 20:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-can-neither-be-installed-started-nor-uninstalled/64692/3 "2022-09-02T20:26:48Z")

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