Error installing edge_impulse for raspberry pi 4

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#1

Hi, I was trying to install dependencies for Edge impulse on my raspberry pi 4, but when i ran the following command on my terminal :

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt install -y gcc g++ make build-essential nodejs sox gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
npm config set user root && sudo npm install edge-impulse-linux -g --unsafe-perm

It shows me the error as below:
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Does anyone have any idea to resolve this issue?

Regards,
Anthony

#2

Hi @Anthony_Ko,

The unsafe-perm should have worked for the installation.
As we don’t see the commands in your screenshot can you try again running only:

npm config set user root && sudo npm install edge-impulse-linux -g --unsafe-perm

and paste the whole output here?

Thanks,
Aurelien

#3

Hi Aurelien,
Thank you for the quick reply. I ran the command as shown as following:

npm config set user root && sudo npm install edge-impulse-linux -g --unsafe-perm

It still shows me the error.

Terminal output:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ npm config set user root && sudo npm install edge-impulse-linux -g --unsafe-perm
npm WARN deprecated har-validator@5.1.5: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated request-promise@4.2.4: request-promise has been deprecated because it extends the now deprecated request package, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated uuid@3.4.0: Please upgrade to version 7 or higher. Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic. See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.0: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /home/pi/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/edge-impulse-linux/node_modules/sharp
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c (node install/libvips && node install/dll-copy && prebuild-install) || (node install/can-compile && node-gyp rebuild && node install/dll-copy)
npm ERR! sharp: Are you trying to install as a root or sudo user? Try again with the --unsafe-perm flag
npm ERR! sharp: Please see https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/install for required dependencies
npm ERR! sharp: Installation error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir ‘/root/.npm’

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2022-01-05T23_11_49_893Z-debug.log

Kind regards,
Anthony

#4

It looks like a permission issue in the /root/ directory. Does it work if you run: sudo mkdir -p /root/.npm?

#5

Hi Aurelien,
Here is the output as shown below:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo mkdir -p /root/.npm
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ npm config set user root && sudo npm install edge-impulse-linux -g --unsafe-perm
npm WARN deprecated har-validator@5.1.5: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated request-promise@4.2.4: request-promise has been deprecated because it extends the now deprecated request package, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated debug@4.1.1: Debug versions >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 || >=4 <4.3.1 have a low-severity ReDos regression when used in a Node.js environment. It is recommended you upgrade to 3.2.7 or 4.3.1. (https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/797)
npm WARN deprecated uuid@3.4.0: Please upgrade to version 7 or higher. Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic. See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.0: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /home/pi/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/edge-impulse-linux/node_modules/sharp
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c (node install/libvips && node install/dll-copy && prebuild-install) || (node install/can-compile && node-gyp rebuild && node install/dll-copy)
npm ERR! sharp: Are you trying to install as a root or sudo user? Try again with the --unsafe-perm flag
npm ERR! sharp: Please see https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/install for required dependencies
npm ERR! sharp: Installation error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir ‘/root/.npm’

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2022-01-06T23_26_13_452Z-debug.log

Regards,
Anthony