Electron error on install.

Mykle1

You’re welcome, mate.

AB_Normal

@AB_Normal I did not mention in my last post, but to get past the node.js being too old issue, from the TERMINAL window, I typed, sudo apt-get update then, when that was finished I typed sudo apt-get upgrade you first get the files with the update command, then install them with the upgrade command. That will update ALL of the files/librairies/programs, whatever they are called in linux (Iḿ a windows person), INCLUDING node.js. Now if you run the single line automated command in the terminal, then do as Markle1 suggests and delete the ELECTRON folder, then, from the MagicMirror folder in the terminal window run the npm install, then run the npm start command, you MagicMirror will work. OH, Have to do as MArkle1 says and copy and rename the config.js.sample file to config .js also.

AB_Normal

Replace Markle1 with Mykle1. Sorry , I screwed up your name.

Mykle1

@AB_Normal said in Electron error on install.:

Replace Markle1 with Mykle1. Sorry , I screwed up your name.

No worries, mate. I’ve been called worse. :-)

EDIT Click the three dots at the bottom right of your post and choose Edit. Then you can fix whatever you like and no one will be any the wiser. :-)

darkcloud784

@Mykle1 said in Electron error on install.:

@darkcloud784

Try deleting the electron folder from this path:
`MagicMirror/node_modules/electron

Then run npm install in the MagicMirror directory. This should install electron for you.

Then run npm start in the MagicMirror directory

Unfortunately this didn’t work for me, but I did find a solution. I had to upgrade nodejs manually.

npm cache clean -f
npm install -g n
n stable