# Problem updating email node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-updating-email-node/4487>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [1 November 2018 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-updating-email-node/4487 "2018-11-01T20:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![whatsupskip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5f9b8f/32.png) [@whatsupskip](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/whatsupskip)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2018 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-updating-email-node/4487/1 "2018-11-01T20:32:18Z")

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I am running Node Red on a Raspberry Pi.  
I have read many similar scripts, but can't seem to resolve this problem using their solutions.

I ran the upgrade script:

```auto
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/raspbian-deb-package/master/resources/update-nodejs-and-nodered)

```

Now running Node-Red 0.19.5.

However I am still having problems updating the email node (currently . In Palette manager I receive the following error when I try to update: "Failed to Update. Module not Installed locally".

Should it be a local or globe installation?  
Is it a core node/module?

When I run: npm list -g node-red-node-email  
It returns:  
/usr/lib  
└─┬ node-red@0.19.5  
└── node-red-node-email@0.1.29

I tried running "sudo npm uninstall -g node-red-node-email", but this didn't seem to work.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2018 20:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-updating-email-node/4487/2 "2018-11-01T20:37:43Z")

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See [Help with "Module not locally installed.."](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-module-not-locally-installed/63/10)  
I had the same problem!

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**Author:** ![whatsupskip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5f9b8f/32.png) [@whatsupskip](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/whatsupskip)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2018 21:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-updating-email-node/4487/3 "2018-11-01T21:21:58Z")

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Thank you for responding.

I read through that thread several times. I had assumed there must have been a better solution.

I have made a post in that thread.

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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:** [1 November 2018 21:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-updating-email-node/4487/4 "2018-11-01T21:41:32Z")

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If I understand the thread correctly the workaround is just to install it locally. It is not necessary to remove the global version

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**Author:** ![whatsupskip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5f9b8f/32.png) [@whatsupskip](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/whatsupskip)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2018 22:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-updating-email-node/4487/5 "2018-11-01T22:38:35Z")

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That appears to be the case. There is now a good explanation in the other thread.