bcrypt not installing on ubuntu

Question

I tried to install bcrypt in Ubuntu but got following error. I can't understand error message properly. Here is some discussion regarding to the same problem : https://github.com/ncb000gt/node.bcrypt.js/issues/90 but still no solution found.

I have also tried to update npm(npm install -g npm) and installing the bcrypt with no luck.

isha@isha-ubuntu:~/Documents/xpressnepal$ sudo npm install
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/0.7.7
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/0.7.7
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings/1.0.0
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings/1.0.0

> bcrypt@0.7.7 install /home/isha/Documents/xpressnepal/node_modules/bcrypt
> node-gyp rebuild

gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: "pre" versions of node cannot be installed, use the --nodedir flag instead
gyp ERR! stack     at install (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/install.js:65:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.self.commands.(anonymous function) [as install] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/node-gyp.js:66:37)
gyp ERR! stack     at getNodeDir (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:150:20)
gyp ERR! stack     at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:93:9
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:694:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:107:17)
gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (child_process.js:817:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:884:5)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.8.0-19-generic
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/isha/Documents/xpressnepal/node_modules/bcrypt
gyp ERR! node -v v0.11.11-pre
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.2
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm ERR! bcrypt@0.7.7 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the bcrypt@0.7.7 install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the bcrypt package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls bcrypt
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Linux 3.8.0-19-generic
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /home/isha/Documents/xpressnepal
npm ERR! node -v v0.11.11-pre
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.26
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/isha/Documents/xpressnepal/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0
isha@isha-ubuntu:~/Documents/xpressnepal$

is it possible for you to use a more 'stable' version of node.js ? You might also want to try installing the `bcrypt` package locally instead of globally. It might be possible that you are missing some libraries that `bcrypt` requires. Check out http://stackoverflow.com/a/20895568/732396 — yanhan, Feb 12 '14 at 10:04
@yanhan thanks a lot , I get rid of this problem after installing the stable version of node as you suggested. — Isha, Feb 12 '14 at 11:50
good to know you've solved your problem. I've added my comment as an answer; if you're kind enough to award me the answer, I thank you in advance — yanhan, Feb 12 '14 at 13:10
Updating npm helped me solve this issue `sudo npm update -g npm` — Jonathan Maim, Jul 14 '14 at 10:40

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 04 '14 at 00:23

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Use the latest stable version of node.js. bcrypt hasn't been ported to node 0.11.x.

If you are using a git clone, simply cd into the tree and checkout 0.10.26-release:

git checkout v0.10.26-release
fetch

Then configure, make, and install as usual. Then try installing bcrypt again:

npm install -g bcrypt

Credit goes to yanhan. He pointed me in the right direction. I just wanted to post the specific commands that would fix it.

answered Mar 04 '14 at 00:23

JoeAndrieu

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I had the same problem using Node v0.10.28. Used NVM to switch to v0.10.26 and bcrypt installed without a hitch. – godfrzero May 14 '14 at 13:24

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '18 at 16:01

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i have same problem but i fixed it

i used instead of npm yarn

yarn is package manager like npm

first install yarn your system then use this command to install bcrypt

yarn add bcrypt

answered Jul 15 '18 at 16:01

amein abdi

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 21 '20 at 08:13

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TO install bcrypt on ubuntu current version bcrypt required to install-> node-pre-gyp

after install installing required

try cmd->sudo npm install bcrypt

answered Aug 21 '20 at 08:13

Nitish Kumar

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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You might want to try installing bcrypt with a more stable version of node.js . It might be also possible that you are missing some libraries that bcrypt requires, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/20895568/732396

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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answered Feb 12 '14 at 13:09

yanhan

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 13 '14 at 05:58

Change you node version from 0.11.x to 0.10.x as bcrypt is not ported into 0.11.x.

if you have n (node version manager) installed then run:

n 0.10.x
(e.g x=26 or x=24 etc.)

Then run:

npm install bcrypt

inside your project directory. To install n run

npm install n

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 23 '21 at 14:21

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I've had a similar problem. Nothing worked, but what managed to do the trick was installing bcryptjs instead of bcrypt.

answered Oct 23 '21 at 14:21

bojkel

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