# Raspbian Buster - Node red install script failure

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspbian-buster-node-red-install-script-failure/13528>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 July 2019 22:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspbian-buster-node-red-install-script-failure/13528 "2019-07-21T22:32:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@fil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fil)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2019 22:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspbian-buster-node-red-install-script-failure/13528/1 "2019-07-21T22:32:20Z")

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with the latest raspbian buster image following an initial config and sudo apt-get update/upgrade I attempted to use the bash curl script from the docs page to install..  
This failed at the Node/js install and according to the log due to an unknown command 'npm'  
and npm was not installed ..  
i used sudo apt-get install npm to install and retried the scrip, - same result!  
I then attempted sudo apt install npm, followed by a sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade  
and then had success installing Node Red with the bash curl scrip which had failed before..

If this is a buggette on the side of Raspbian Buster which is getting updated pretty rapidly atm or an issue with the install script? I dont know but thought it worthy of mention in case it is.

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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:** [22 July 2019 19:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspbian-buster-node-red-install-script-failure/13528/2 "2019-07-22T19:25:08Z")

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Post the log from the installer please. It should be in /var/log/nodered-install.log  
If you have run the installer multiple times then just post the result from the last run.

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2019 11:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/raspbian-buster-node-red-install-script-failure/13528/3 "2019-07-23T11:52:52Z")

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JFI I just installed Buster 2019-10-70 (Full) on a new Pi4 - didn't do update/upgrade - Node-RED installed fine  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/9/97648e0627b7651dbf22f682e4e41c3fd3853812.jpeg)

so the script worked for me