# Node-red-contrib-pcap installation failed
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368
**Category:** General
**Created:** [5 November 2020 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368 "2020-11-05T11:02:53Z")
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### Author:  [@rparada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rparada)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368/1 "2020-11-05T11:02:53Z")
Hi,
I've tried to install the node pcap " node-red-contrib-pcap" from node-red (palette) but installation fails. Then, I've installed it following the github steps through terminal. Still, I cannot see the pcap node in my node-red environment. Did someone install this node successfully? thanks
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 12:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368/2 "2020-11-05T12:01:25Z")
What do you see if, in a terminal, you run
`npm install node-red-contrib-pcap`
Since you have made some attempts to install it by various routes remove it first in case it is half installed
`npm remove node-red-contrib-pcap`
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### Author:  [@rparada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rparada)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 12:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368/3 "2020-11-05T12:07:07Z")
I've removed it and installed again. I get this error:
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### Author:  [@rparada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rparada)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 12:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368/4 "2020-11-05T12:14:34Z")
I've inserted the "package.json" from the Git to that directory and I get this error now:
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 13:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368/5 "2020-11-05T13:44:20Z")
Sorry, I assumed you knew, since you have been installing from the command line already, but you have to go into your `.node-red` folder before running npm.
You can remove the folder you have created `/home/rparada/node_modules` but it doesn't matter if you leave it, it won't be used.
Please copy/paste logs rather than screenshots. Use the `` button at the top of the forum entry window when pasting in.
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### Author:  [@rparada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rparada)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368/7 "2020-11-05T16:04:53Z")
SOLVED: I had to install also pcap2 `sudo npm i pcap2`. Remember to disable and enable the module pcap2 at the Palette from the GUI Node-Red browser
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 November 2020 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-pcap-installation-failed/35368/8 "2020-11-19T16:04:55Z")
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