Installing node_latest_armhf.deb

[Kimovitzh]

Hi.

I've just got my first Raspberry pi, and is total new to all this coding and command line and so on, so the inevitable happened and i got an error and googling it didn't help.

I'm trying to install the HomeKit with siri stuff, and is, this time, trying to follow the guide shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX2lBAby2hc

But, when i get to

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dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb

i always encounter this error

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dpkg: regarding node_latest_armhf.deb containing node:
 nodejs-legacy conflicts with node
  node (version 4.2.1-1) is to be installed.
  node provides node and is to be installed.

dpkg: error processing archive node_latest_armhf.deb (--install):
 conflicting packages - not installing node
Errors were encountered while processing:
 node_latest_armhf.deb

As said, i've tried googling but didn't find anything, and since i'm new in this game i can't use my logics to figure this one out ... so what's happening? And how do I fix this?

Regards - Kim

[asandford]

For various reasons, the version of node bundled is pretty old.

To upgrade:

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sudo apt-get remove nodered
sudo apt-get remove nodejs nodejs-legacy
sudo apt-get remove npm   # if you installed npm

Then for Pi 2:

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curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python-dev nodejs npm

Or Pi 0 /1:

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wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_archive_armhf.deb
sudo dpkg -i node_archive_armhf.deb
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python-dev npm

To re-install Node Red (if required):

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sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm  node-red

[Kimovitzh]

So instead of doing

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wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb
dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb

I just do

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curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python-dev nodejs npm

Right?
I've got the Pi 2 b.

[asandford]

So instead of doing

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wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb
dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb

I just do

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curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential python-dev nodejs npm

Right?
I've got the Pi 2 b.

Yes.
Those instructions were lifted from the Node Red docs.

[Kimovitzh]

Yes.
Those instructions were lifted from the Node Red docs.

Thanks a lot!

Is there anything else that should be changed, or is it just the two commands?
All commands from the video can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6GR9H ... dTVEE/view

[asandford]

All commands from the video can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6GR9H ... dTVEE/view

I have no iDevices (apart from my work iphone - which is so locked down, I couldn't experiment with it even if I wanted to), so have no idea what else may be required.

[Kimovitzh]

Found a solution and it's up an running.

Thanks a lot

[knowack]

What was your solution?

[krishnadass]

Hi, I am getting problem while installing node red.
sudo dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb
dpkg: error processing archive node_latest_armhf.deb (--install):
package architecture (armhf) does not match system (i386)
Errors were encountered while processing:
node_latest_armhf.deb

[DirkS]

Hi, I am getting problem while installing node red.
sudo dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb
dpkg: error processing archive node_latest_armhf.deb (--install):
package architecture (armhf) does not match system (i386)
Errors were encountered while processing:
node_latest_armhf.deb

Is this on a Raspberry Pi or are you trying to install this on an Intel based computer?