Failed to install ndb

[terapackets]

Steps to reproduce

jsmith@jsmith-hp1:~/projs/$ sudo npm install -g ndb
/usr/bin/ndb -> /usr/lib/node_modules/ndb/ndb.js

> deasync@0.1.13 install /usr/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/deasync
> node ./build.js

`linux-x64-node-8` exists; testing
Binary is fine; exiting

> node-pty-prebuilt@0.7.3 install /usr/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt
> prebuild-install || node scripts/install.js

prebuild-install WARN install EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt/build'
gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt/build'
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.19.0-65-generic
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /usr/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt
gyp ERR! node -v v8.4.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok 

Tell us about your environment:

• ndb version: n/a (initial installation)
• Platform / OS version: ubuntu 14.04 64bit.
• Node.js version: 8.4.0

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Seeing the error mkdir '/usr/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt/build', I tried to
manually created directory '/usr/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt/' but I got the same error when I tried to install it again.

What is the expected result?

What happens instead?

[lilywang711]

I failed to install ndb either.

node -v
v8.11.3
npm -v
5.6.0

`
lily:~ $ sudo npm install -g ndb
Password:
/usr/local/bin/ndb -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/ndb.js

deasync@0.1.13 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/deasync
node ./build.js

darwin-x64-node-8 exists; testing
Binary is fine; exiting

node-pty-prebuilt@0.7.3 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt
prebuild-install || node scripts/install.js

prebuild-install WARN install EACCES: permission denied, access '/Users/lily/.npm'
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt/build'
gyp ERR! System Darwin 18.0.0
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt
gyp ERR! node -v v8.11.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok

puppeteer@1.6.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/puppeteer
node install.js

ERROR: Failed to download Chromium r571375! Set "PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD" env variable to skip download.
{ Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium'
errno: -13,
code: 'EACCES',
syscall: 'mkdir',
path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium' }
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: node-pty-prebuilt@0.7.3 (node_modules/ndb/node_modules/node-pty-prebuilt):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: node-pty-prebuilt@0.7.3 install: prebuild-install || node scripts/install.js
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! puppeteer@1.6.0 install: node install.js
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the puppeteer@1.6.0 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/lily/.npm/_logs/2018-07-23T01_31_34_361Z-debug.log
`

[liubin915249126]

i meet this problem either

[alexkozy]

Some installation problems may be resolved in just published 1.0.8 but I am still looking into this problem.

Encountering the same on 1.0.8 (Ubuntu 16.04.4)

[ascarter]

I see this as well:

$ node --version
v10.7.0

$ npm --version
6.2.0

$ sw_vers
ProductName:	Mac OS X
ProductVersion:	10.13.6
BuildVersion:	17G65

Installed node using official package installer.

[alexkozy]

Some permissions related problems are highlighted in following thread: puppeteer/puppeteer#375
I will check how it works with official Node.js installer by myself as well.

Thanks, worked for me with --unsafe-perm=true

[raskanskyz]

sudo npm install -g ndb --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root ftw

[GoBrianGo]

when I run ndb node xxx.js,it can't work.Here is the error message.
(node:45413) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection (rejection id: 2): Error: Chromium revision is not downloaded. Run "npm install" or "yarn install"
(node:45413) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.

[wnm3]

@raskanskyz solution to use:
sudo npm install -g ndb --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root ftw
solved my problems on MacOS install of ndb

wnm3MacBook:wild wnm3$ node --version
v8.11.2
wnm3MacBook:wild wnm3$ npm --version
5.6.0
wnm3MacBook:wild wnm3$ sw_vers
ProductName:	Mac OS X
ProductVersion:	10.13.6
BuildVersion:	17G65

details showing example failure followed by working solution:

wnm3MacBook:wild wnm3$ sudo npm install -g ndb
/usr/local/bin/ndb -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/ndb.js

> deasync@0.1.13 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/deasync
> node ./build.js

`darwin-x64-node-8` exists; testing
Binary is fine; exiting

> ndb-node-pty-prebuilt@0.8.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/ndb-node-pty-prebuilt
> node scripts/install.js

(node:79147) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/ndb-node-pty-prebuilt/build'
(node:79147) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1)
(node:79147) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.

> puppeteer@1.6.1 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/puppeteer
> node install.js

ERROR: Failed to download Chromium r575458! Set "PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD" env variable to skip download.
{ Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium'
  errno: -13,
  code: 'EACCES',
  syscall: 'mkdir',
  path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium' }
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! puppeteer@1.6.1 install: `node install.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the puppeteer@1.6.1 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/wnm3/.npm/_logs/2018-07-26T15_38_06_781Z-debug.log

removed and then used his solution:

wnm3MacBook:wild wnm3$ sudo npm remove -g ndb
up to date in 0.045s

wnm3MacBook:wild wnm3$ sudo npm install -g ndb --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root ftw
/usr/local/bin/ndb -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/ndb.js

> deasync@0.1.13 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/deasync
> node ./build.js

`darwin-x64-node-8` exists; testing
Binary is fine; exiting

> ndb-node-pty-prebuilt@0.8.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/ndb-node-pty-prebuilt
> node scripts/install.js


> puppeteer@1.6.1 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/puppeteer
> node install.js

Downloading Chromium r575458 - 80.4 Mb [====================] 100% 0.0s 
Chromium downloaded to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium/mac-575458

> ndb-node-pty-prebuilt@0.8.0 postinstall /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb/node_modules/ndb-node-pty-prebuilt
> node scripts/post-install.js


> ndb@1.0.11 postinstall /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ndb
> node install.js

+ ndb@1.0.11
+ ftw@0.0.1
added 169 packages in 15.75s

[terapackets]

I used the command sudo npm install -g ndb --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root and it works well for me. So close this ticket. Thanks everyone!

[mjpowersjr]

Adding the previously mentioned additional cli args worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04. It would be nice if the README was updated to include this information.

[maple-leaf]

result of run commnad: sudo npm install -g ndb --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root ftw (failed)

result of run comand: PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=1 sudo npm install -g ndb --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root ftw (success)

I dont know why, but with PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=1 set, chromium being downloaded successful.

node version: 10.7.0
npm version: 6.2.0
os: mac