npm install error

[aryabhat1]

Hi,
While running 'npm install' I am getting error :
sushant@sprusty:~/Documents/webdev/study/BlockChainVoting$ npm install
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path /home/sushant/Documents/webdev/study/BlockChainVoting/node_modules/sha3
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! make: Entering directory '/home/sushant/Documents/webdev/study/BlockChainVoting/node_modules/sha3/build'
npm ERR! CXX(target) Release/obj.target/sha3/src/addon.o
npm ERR! sha3.target.mk:117: recipe for target 'Release/obj.target/sha3/src/addon.o' failed
npm ERR! make: Leaving directory '/home/sushant/Documents/webdev/study/BlockChainVoting/node_modules/sha3/build'
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@9.0.0
npm ERR! gyp info using node@16.15.0 | linux | x64

Hope, you were able to run this project successfully. How to solve this error.

[leo-faizan]

same here, were you able to fix it??

[leo-faizan]

fixed it. changed my node version to 14 and that was the fix

[chanakyadarahas]

same error. please reply..

[paramarora09]

Hey, please let me know how did you fix this. I have been on it for some hours but I am still not able to run it.

[Shangsit]

fixed it. changed my node version to 14 and that was the fix

Now I am getting this error after installing node version 14.0.0:-

ERROR: npm v9.6.5 is known not to run on Node.js v14.0.0.  This version of npm supports the following node versions: `^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0`. You can find the latest version at https://nodejs.org/.

ERROR:
C:\Users\shangsit\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\hosted-git-info\lib\index.js:63
  #fill (template, opts) {
        ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token '('
    at wrapSafe (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1101:16)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1149:27)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1205:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1034:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:923:14)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1074:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:72:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\shangsit\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-package-arg\lib\npa.js:8:19)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1185:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1205:10)

Please help