# Npm -v problem with RPI3
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [31 July 2021 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145 "2021-07-31T14:13:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/1 "2021-07-31T14:13:31Z")
Hi
please advise for the below :
npm -v
node: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.9' not found (required by node) node: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX\_3.4.21' not found (required by node)
and when I did ```
bash \<(curl -sL [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered))
```auto
I got as below
This can take 20-30 minutes on the slower Pi versions - please wait.
Stop Node-RED ✔
Remove old version of Node-RED ✔
Remove old version of Node.js ✔
Install Node.js 14 LTS ✘ Bad install: Node.js missing Npm missing - Exit cache
Install Node-RED core
Move global nodes to local
Npm rebuild existing nodes
Install extra Pi nodes
Add shortcut commands
Update systemd script
Any errors will be logged to /var/log/nodered-install.log
how can this be solved ?
```
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/2 "2021-07-31T14:38:05Z")
What hardware/OS are you running on?
Edit: Also please post the install log found at `/var/log/node-red-install.log`
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 14:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/3 "2021-07-31T14:44:20Z")
Also did you see the requirement to also run this before running the install script
`sudo apt install build-essential git curl`
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/4 "2021-07-31T15:00:58Z")
> [@Colin](#):
>
> `sudo apt install build-essential git curl`
please see below
sudo apt install build-essential git curl
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
curl is already the newest version.
git is already the newest version.
git set to manually installed.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libc-ares2 libv8-3.14.5
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 316 not upgraded.
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 15:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/5 "2021-07-31T15:07:36Z")
for the log I got
/var/log/node-red-install.log
bash: /var/log/node-red-install.log: No such file or directory
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 15:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/6 "2021-07-31T15:31:23Z")
> [@mustafa](#):
>
> bash: /var/log/node-red-install.log: No such file or directory
Did you look to see if I might have mistyped it? Also when you ran the script it would have told you it is `/var/log/nodered-install.log`
Also you have not told us what OS you are running.
Try
`sudo apt install libstdc++6`
though how that would not be installed I don't know.
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 16:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/7 "2021-07-31T16:21:15Z")
for log file I dont know what is the correct command to get the log
for the second command as below
sudo apt install libstdc++6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libstdc++6 is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libc-ares2 libv8-3.14.5
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 303 not upgraded.
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 16:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/8 "2021-07-31T16:29:41Z")
also please see the below
bash \<(curl -sL [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered))
e[2 q
This script checks the version of node.js installed is 12 or greater. It will try to
install node 14 if none is found. It can optionally install node 12 LTS or 14 LTS for you.
If necessary it will then remove the old core of Node-RED, before then installing the latest
version. You can also optionally specify the version required.
It also tries to run 'npm rebuild' to refresh any extra nodes you have installed
that may have a native binary component. While this normally works ok, you need
to check that it succeeds for your combination of installed nodes.
To do all this it runs commands as root - please satisfy yourself that this will
not damage your Pi, or otherwise compromise your configuration.
If in doubt please backup your SD card first.
See the optional parameters by re-running this command with --help
Are you really sure you want to do this ? [y/N] ? y
Would you like to install the Pi-specific nodes ? [y/N] ? y
e[3;J
Running Node-RED install for user pi at /home/pi on raspbian
This can take 20-30 minutes on the slower Pi versions - please wait.
Stop Node-RED ✔
Remove old version of Node-RED ✔
Remove old version of Node.js ✔
Install Node.js 14 LTS ✘ Bad install: Node.js missing Npm missing - Exit cache
Install Node-RED core
Move global nodes to local
Npm rebuild existing nodes
Install extra Pi nodes
Add shortcut commands
Update systemd script
Any errors will be logged to /var/log/nodered-install.log
pi@pi:~ $ /var/log/nodered-install.log
bash: /var/log/nodered-install.log: Permission denied
pi@pi:~ $
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 17:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/9 "2021-07-31T17:04:13Z")
> [@mustafa](#):
>
> pi@pi:~ $ /var/log/nodered-install.log
> bash: /var/log/nodered-install.log: Permission denied
By just typing the logfile name you are effectively asking Bash to execute it and it's not executable.
To see the contents use
cat /var/log/nodered-install.log
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 17:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/10 "2021-07-31T17:36:48Z")
> [@mustafa](#):
>
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 303 not upgraded.
You have masses of out of date software, and you _still_ haven't told us what OS you are running. It might be Raspbian Buster for example.
To fetch the latest versions of the system s/w run
~~`sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade`~~
`sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade`
There is a chance that might fix it.
Also what model of Pi3?
Edit: corrected command to bring the system up to date
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 17:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/11 "2021-07-31T17:38:44Z")
Do you have `n` or `nvm` installed? These often cause an issue with node-red installation.
Open a terminal, try entering `n -v` and `nvm -v` - what do you get?
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 18:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/12 "2021-07-31T18:36:49Z")
[log.txt](https://discourse.nodered.org/uploads/short-url/3BsJ2HXEtlBaa2Ak3rjGJIOaEef.txt) (40.4 KB)
log file attached
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 18:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/13 "2021-07-31T18:38:03Z")
nvm -v
bash: nvm: command not found
pi@pi:~ $ n -v
bash: n: command not found
pi@pi:~ $
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 18:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/14 "2021-07-31T18:45:28Z")
it is raspbian jessie
the board is RPI3
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 19:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/15 "2021-07-31T19:46:05Z")
In the log is
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
nodejs : Depends: libstdc++6 (\>= 5.2) but 4.9.2-10 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
That is probably because you have many out of date packages on your system. The solution is to run
`sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade`
Then run
`sudo apt install -f`
which should fix the failed installs, then run the script again.
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 20:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/16 "2021-07-31T20:34:55Z")
> [@Colin](#):
>
> sudo apt install -f
please see below
sudo apt install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libc-ares2 libv8-3.14.5 pix-icons pix-plym-splash pixel-wallpaper
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
and
sudo apt install nodejs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
nodejs : Depends: libstdc++6 (\>= 5.2) but 4.9.2-10+deb8u2 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 20:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/17 "2021-07-31T20:45:00Z")
take a look on last try
[new.txt](https://discourse.nodered.org/uploads/short-url/4b77IkzqYEDjDPolSY0WPxQtl66.txt) (21.7 KB)
is there any other os can run nodered in proper way better than the one that I have now ?
if there is please post the link
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 20:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/18 "2021-07-31T20:49:05Z")
Yes. Get the latest version of RaspinOS from the pi website. (Buster). Jessie went out of support a while back.
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### Author:  [@mustafa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mustafa)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 20:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/19 "2021-07-31T20:59:32Z")
this can run old node red smoothly ?
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 21:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-v-problem-with-rpi3/49145/20 "2021-07-31T21:05:11Z")
Yes. @dceejay is right, nodejs 12 and above are no longer installable on Jessie and node-red now needs at least 12, so you need Buster.
It is a pain because it means I can't update node-red one of my PIs without doing a complete rebuild of the SD card using Buster.
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