Hi
I’ve been trying to install Node Red using a headless Debian OS on a virtual machine, but whenever I try to run the provided NR script (https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi) , it does not get past the install node.js stage; always returning an error.
Attached is an extract of the log file, which has got tho the same place multiple times now.
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Started : Tue 30 Jul 01:32:21 BST 2019
Running for user chris at /home/chris
Failed to stop nodered.service: Unit nodered.service not loaded.
Found global nodes: :
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E: Unable to locate package nodered
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Package 'nodejs-legacy' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nodejs' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'npm' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gyp javascript-common libc-ares2 libjs-inherits libjs-is-typedarray
libnode-dev libnode64 libssl-dev libuv1 libuv1-dev nodejs-doc
python-pkg-resources
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## Installing the NodeSource Node.js 10.x repo...
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+ apt-get update
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Hit:3 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian buster-updates InRelease
Hit:4 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x buster InRelease
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## Confirming "buster" is supported...
+ curl -sLf -o /dev/null 'https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x/dists/buster/Release'
## Adding the NodeSource signing key to your keyring...
+ curl -s https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | apt-key add -
Warning: apt-key output should not be parsed (stdout is not a terminal)
OK
## Creating apt sources list file for the NodeSource Node.js 10.x repo...
+ echo 'deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x buster main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
+ echo 'deb-src https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x buster main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
## Running `apt-get update` for you...
+ apt-get update
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Hit:3 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian buster-updates InRelease
Hit:4 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x buster InRelease
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## Run `sudo apt-get install -y nodejs` to install Node.js 10.x and npm
## You may also need development tools to build native addons:
sudo apt-get install gcc g++ make
## To install the Yarn package manager, run:
curl -sL https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn
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gyp javascript-common libjs-inherits libjs-is-typedarray libnode-dev
libssl-dev libuv1-dev python-pkg-resources
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
npm
The following NEW packages will be installed:
nodejs
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Other notes..
Debian version = 10.0
Node -v = v10.15.2
I followed the guidance “ apt-get install build-essential’ was installed too, so that available.
Also curl and sudo (with me as a user added) installed (both were missing)
You can install manually.
First install node.js and then run
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red or the script.
Thanks @bakman2
Just to confirm Node.js is already installed.
Running npm returns the following.
Ok, i’m running the npm install now, so will try it again, once completed.
sudo apt install npm
@nodecentral the version of node packaged by Debian does not include npm. This is why our script removes that version and tries to install from the nodesource repo instead.
Can you just try rerunning the script?
If it still fails, may need @dceejay to comment.
Hi @knolleary
Sure, will do..
FYI - i’ve just tried the suggestion from @bakman2 again, and it returned the following errors instantly, let’s see how the script does now..
Full extract below..
chris@NodeCentral-NR:~$ sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
npm WARN npm npm does not support Node.js v10.15.2
npm WARN npm You should probably upgrade to a newer version of node as we
npm WARN npm can't make any promises that npm will work with this version.
npm WARN npm Supported releases of Node.js are the latest release of 4, 6, 7, 8, 9.
npm WARN npm You can find the latest version at https://nodejs.org/
/usr/local/bin/node-red -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-red/red.js
/usr/local/bin/node-red-pi -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-red/bin/node-red-pi
> bcrypt@3.0.6 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-red/node_modules/bcrypt
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
node-pre-gyp WARN Using request for node-pre-gyp https download
node-pre-gyp WARN Tried to download(404): https://github.com/kelektiv/node.bcrypt.js/releases/download/v3.0.6/bcrypt_lib-v3.0.6-node-v64-linux-ia32-glibc.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not found for bcrypt@3.0.6 and node@10.15.2 (node-v64 ABI, glibc) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
make: Entering directory '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-red/node_modules/bcrypt/build'
CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bcrypt_lib/src/blowfish.o
CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bcrypt_lib/src/bcrypt.o
CXX(target) Release/obj.target/bcrypt_lib/src/bcrypt_node.o
In file included from ../src/bcrypt_node.cc:1:
../../nan/nan.h: In function ‘void Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(Nan::AsyncWorker*)’:
../../nan/nan.h:2232:62: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
, reinterpret_cast<uv_after_work_cb>(AsyncExecuteComplete)
^
In file included from ../../nan/nan.h:53,
from ../src/bcrypt_node.cc:1:
../src/bcrypt_node.cc: At global scope:
/usr/include/nodejs/src/node.h:570:43: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(Nan::ADDON_REGISTER_FUNCTION_ARGS_TYPE)’ {aka ‘void (*)(v8::Local<v8::Object>)’} to ‘node::addon_register_func’ {aka ‘void (*)(v8::Local<v8::Object>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, void*)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
(node::addon_register_func) (regfunc), \
^
/usr/include/nodejs/src/node.h:604:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE_X’
NODE_MODULE_X(modname, regfunc, NULL, 0) // NOLINT (readability/null_usage)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~
../src/bcrypt_node.cc:378:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE’
NODE_MODULE(bcrypt_lib, init);
^~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /usr/include/nodejs/src/node.h:63,
from ../../nan/nan.h:53,
from ../src/bcrypt_node.cc:1:
/usr/include/nodejs/deps/v8/include/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = node::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
/usr/include/nodejs/src/node_object_wrap.h:85:78: required from here
/usr/include/nodejs/deps/v8/include/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
reinterpret_cast<Callback>(callback), type);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/nodejs/deps/v8/include/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = Nan::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
../../nan/nan_object_wrap.h:65:61: required from here
/usr/include/nodejs/deps/v8/include/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/bcrypt_lib.node
COPY Release/bcrypt_lib.node
COPY /usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-red/node_modules/bcrypt/lib/binding/bcrypt_lib.node
TOUCH Release/obj.target/action_after_build.stamp
make: Leaving directory '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-red/node_modules/bcrypt/build'
+ node-red@0.20.7
added 368 packages from 352 contributors in 58.325s
chris@NodeCentral-NR:~$
(edited my message after you posted the full log)
That install has worked.
Same error when running the script
Log below.
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Started : Tue 30 Jul 09:46:12 BST 2019
Running for user chris at /home/chris
Failed to stop nodered.service: Unit nodered.service not loaded.
Found global nodes: :
WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
E: Unable to locate package nodered
WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Package 'nodejs-legacy' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gyp javascript-common libc-ares2 libjs-inherits libjs-is-typedarray
libnode-dev libnode64 libssl-dev libuv1 libuv1-dev nodejs-doc
python-pkg-resources
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
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## Run `sudo apt-get install -y nodejs` to install Node.js 10.x and npm
## You may also need development tools to build native addons:
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## To install the Yarn package manager, run:
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Oh, ok - cool - what should I do/check to confirm it works ?
Sadly no luck with the provided script 
Try running node-red .... ?
This will have only installed node-red as a global module. It will not have set it up as a service to auto start on boot - that is what the script does.
the weirdness is that in the original log we can see it has the correct repo
Hit:4 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x buster InRelease
but then goes and uses the debian one
Get:1 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 nodejs i386 10.15.2~dfsg-2 [86.3 kB]
but this seems to be because it is trying to load an i386 version... What hardware is this on ?
I’m using my NAS (below) as the host to run this Debian VM
Looking at the .iso used for the VM, (4 x CPU, 4GB RAM, 200GB storage) it’s...
debian-10.0.0-i386-netinst.iso
If you can use a 64 bit version instead it would go smoother
I’ll have a go later and build a new vm with this..
https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/release/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Considering what I’ve done/installed so far; is there a way (maybe a script out there I could use) to do a sanity check to confirm if what I’ve already installed is all good ?
There has been various packages required e.g sudo, curl, npm, node,js, node-red, and many different versions ? Be good to have a way to do a quick verification/validation?
I think that I would walk through the script and make sure that I had each step now sorted.
sudo and curl would/should be the only ones that we don't install as they are usually there in most default installs... (and build-essential as already noted)... so check those are present and then hopefully the script would work. - easiest way to check at end is to run node-red 
When i was setting up my VMs initially i used the Peter Scargill script as it went through the total thing from the download of the ISO and complete OS setup and then pulled down all the required stuff.
It has worked well for me - and then i have just updated using standard NR instructions and had no issues to this point - more importantly it specifically addresses permissions issues and handles correct versions of the various dependencies.
Have a read here
Scroll down to where they talk about the VM - i use Ubuntu as one of the key things is that it can upgrade across major versions (unlike many of the other distros)
Craig
Ok, here goes...
Using the Debian v10 image downloaded earlier; i’ve created a VM (4 x CPU, 6 GB RAM)
i) I’ve then run the following additional installs ..
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install sudo
- followed by /usr/sbin/usermod -aG sudo <USERNAME> command
apt-get install curl
apt-get install net-tools (for a static IP)
ii) And then run the recommended script from https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi ...
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/raspbian-deb-package/master/resources/update-nodejs-and-nodered)
And SUCCESS - no errors, now time to have a play !!!!
Running Node Red is also error free..
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not sure if this is helpful or not, but there are apparently conflicting versions of nodejs, and this caused issues when the pre-loaded Raspbian SD card I bought had the... other one, I guess, and the script didn't know how to remove it. I think.
At any rate, I did this:
sudo apt-get --purge remove node
sudo apt-get --purge remove nodejs
then ran the install script as recommended and everything (finally!) worked out.
