# Unable-to-install-node-red-missing-node-js-and-npm-stops-installation

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**Tags:** node-red-dashboard\
**Created:** [21 March 2022 17:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-missing-node-js-and-npm-stops-installation/60161 "2022-03-21T17:18:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [25 March 2022 17:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-install-node-red-missing-node-js-and-npm-stops-installation/60161/5 "2022-03-25T17:29:15Z")

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first do an uninstall of any nodejs - `sudo apt purge nodejs npm` - then re-run the script but add the parameter - `--node14` to force it to install node14 first.

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