# Node-red-contrib-i2c fails to install

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-i2c-fails-to-install/18774
**Category:** General
**Created:** [4 December 2019 05:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-i2c-fails-to-install/18774 "2019-12-04T05:08:51Z")
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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: [2 March 2020 21:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-i2c-fails-to-install/18774/65 "2020-03-02T21:32:59Z")

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> [@PiNeuling](#):
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> I also tried to install the i2c-bus and tried all your solutions, but its still not working.

You say you tried all the solutions, but then show the method that we know doesn't work. What happens if you do as recommended in the preceding posts  
`npm install --unsafe-perm https://github.com/nielsnl68/node-red-contrib-i2c`

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