Issue
I have to install Web3 which is a ethereum library but I can't install in linux mint 18.
$ sudo npm install web3 --save
[sudo] password for taylor:
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Use mz or fs-extra^3.0 with Promise Support
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: ⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ tar.gz module has been deprecated and your application is vulnerable. Please use tar module instead: https://npmjs.com/tar
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Please update to minimatch 3.0.2 or higher to avoid a RegExp DoS issue
npm ERR! code ENOGIT
npm ERR! No git binary found in $PATH
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed using git.
npm ERR! Please check if you have git installed and in your PATH.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/taylor/.npm/_logs/2018-02-01T12_55_24_014Z-debug.log
What can I do?
Solution
The error clearly states that you are missing git. Try installing git first and give it a go ?
Answered By - Iulian Rotaru Answer Checked By - Willingham (WPSolving Volunteer)