npm Install Electron Failures

[aaronxiong1991]

Getting the following error when try to install the electron package

Start npm install...
npm install

electron@13.6.9 postinstall C:\Users[Account]\Downloads[ProjectName]\obj\Host\node_modules\electron
node install.js

RequestError: unable to get local issuer certificate
at ClientRequest. (C:\Users[Account]\Downloads[ProjectName]\obj\Host\node_modules\got\source\request-as-event-emitter.js:178:14)
at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:422:26)
at ClientRequest.emit (events.js:327:22)
at ClientRequest.origin.emit (C:\Users[Account]\Downloads[ProjectName]\obj\Host\node_modules@szmarczak\http-timer\source\index.js:37:11)
at TLSSocket.socketErrorListener (_http_client.js:469:9)
at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:315:20)
at emitErrorNT (internal/streams/destroy.js:106:8)
at emitErrorCloseNT (internal/streams/destroy.js:74:3)
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:80:21)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! electron@13.6.9 postinstall: node install.js
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the electron@13.6.9 postinstall 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! C:\Users[Account]\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2022-02-04T00_18_50_759Z-debug.log

ElectronHostHook handling started...
Invoke electron.cmd - in dir: C:\Users[Account]\Downloads[ProjectName]\obj\Host\node_modules.bin
electron.cmd "....\main.js"
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:883
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users[Account]\Downloads[ProjectName]\obj\Host\node_modules\electron\cli.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:72:12)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: []
}

[detronetdip]

Try running npm config set strict-ssl false this first

[aaronxiong1991]

I google about this error, and try the above npm command already, does not resolve the issue

if you are on a non windows platform put sudo npm install

[iMactool]

╭─[Account]@[Account]-Max.local ~/learns/electron-quick-start ‹main›
╰─➤ npm install 130 ↵
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /Users/[Account]/learns/electron-quick-start/node_modules/electron
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c -- node install.js
npm ERR! RequestError: socket hang up
npm ERR! at ClientRequest. (/Users/[Account]/learns/electron-quick-start/node_modules/got/dist/source/core/index.js:970:111)
npm ERR! at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:628:26)
npm ERR! at ClientRequest.emit (node:events:525:35)
npm ERR! at ClientRequest.origin.emit (/Users/[Account]/learns/electron-quick-start/node_modules/@szmarczak/http-timer/dist/source/index.js:43:20)
npm ERR! at TLSSocket.socketOnEnd (node:_http_client:518:9)
npm ERR! at TLSSocket.emit (node:events:525:35)
npm ERR! at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1358:12)
npm ERR! at connResetException (node:internal/errors:705:14)
npm ERR! at TLSSocket.socketOnEnd (node:_http_client:518:23)
npm ERR! at TLSSocket.emit (node:events:525:35)
npm ERR! at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1358:12)
npm ERR! at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/[Account]/.npm/_logs/2023-08-26T08_10_29_099Z-debug-0.log

2023-08-26T08_10_29_099Z-debug-0.log

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157 verbose stack Error: command failed
157 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/promise-spawn/lib/index.js:63:27)
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158 verbose pkgid electron@26.0.0
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167 error RequestError: socket hang up
167 error     at ClientRequest.<anonymous> (/Users/[Account]/learns/electron-quick-start/node_modules/got/dist/source/core/index.js:970:111)
167 error     at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:628:26)
167 error     at ClientRequest.emit (node:events:525:35)
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167 error     at TLSSocket.socketOnEnd (node:_http_client:518:9)
167 error     at TLSSocket.emit (node:events:525:35)
167 error     at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1358:12)
167 error     at connResetException (node:internal/errors:705:14)
167 error     at TLSSocket.socketOnEnd (node:_http_client:518:23)
167 error     at TLSSocket.emit (node:events:525:35)
167 error     at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1358:12)
167 error     at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)
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