install MM2.18 on win10 pc

[sdetweil]

@Johans is it the same node and npm?

we havent tested on node 17.

only node 14 and 16

[Johans]

@sdetweil On Ubuntu I used node 16.14.2 and npm 8.5.5 while on Debian I used node 17.7.2 and npm 8.5.2. And both seems to give me the same error message

[sdetweil]

@Johans on linux, if you use my script, it does everything… installs node, npm … tools (git, …) etc

trying to recreate now

I use Ubuntu as my desktop and dev environment, so i know it works there…

you don’t use sudo, install as normal user, not root.
must have the desktop version of OS (as the browsers draws graphics which requires the graphical env)

show me the ~/install.log
(you can send to my email, same userid at gmail)

[sdetweil]

@Johans on my windows 11 with 16.9.0 (node version) and package.js start line like this

		"start": "node_modules\\.bin\\electron js\\electron.js",

I see this is the startup messages

> node_modules\.bin\electron js\electron.js

I see the same results on node 17.7.2

[sdetweil]

@Johans sorry, I missed this line

but in the end I prefere more the linux, so I installed debian, git, nodejs, and MM.

so, you do NOT change the package.json for linux… only for windows…

[Johans]

@sdetweil Sorry but i’m new on Linux, where to find install log?

[sdetweil]

@Johans the file is saved in the users home folder

on linux that is called ~

cd ~ will take you to the home folder

and u can reference any file there the same way

~/install.log

is the same as
/home/{username}/install.log

using the environment info
/home/$USER/install.log

unix/linux was born on slow teletype terminals… so there are shortcuts for everything to reduce typing and shorten output…

thats why cd is the same as the long name chdir

[Johans]

@sdetweil I don’t seem to find such a file in the root directory.

[sdetweil]

@Johans said in install MM2.18 on win10 pc:

file in the root directory.

not in the root /

in the users home
~/

you CANNOT do MM as root…

you MUST logon as a normal user (in my case sam on my ubuntu system)

[Johans]

@sdetweil I have the icon under windows and when I start, Ubuntu it starts with the user I created during installation.

So I guess this is my normal user?

I installed node & MM from jstal@DESKTOP-HF7R0J9 As I think this is correct - or not?

[sdetweil]

@Johans wait. you are running Ubuntu in lsw?

that’s text mode. electron won’t run there

[Johans]

@sdetweil , yes lsw2 that is how I installed it. So that is not good? How do I then make a proper installation on a windows PC? Do you have a link-guide to follow?

[sdetweil]

@Johans open a cmd.exe window

and then do the install steps

but you said u did that already…

but wanted linux

for linux desktop on windows you have to use a virtual machine…

now, you might be able to run server mode and use the windows browser to access
in the lsw linux command prompt
cd ~/MagicMirror
npm run server

then go to windows desktop and open browser
http://localhost:8080

[Johans]

@sdetweil - using virtual machine - don’t have any expierience on that or how to activate.

Let me do following: I clean up and remove the Ubuntu & Debian app I installed.
Then I’m going to look up some youtube vids on how to install Ubuntu with virtual box or virtual machine active.

I’ll come back later when that is done properly -

thanks for your support so far.