npm install sqlite3 error - node.js

Question

i am not sure why, but i am having issues while installing any of the packages using npm. i tried to install sqlite3 and it gave error as follows:
naphstor#ubuntu:~$ sudo npm install sqlite3
[sudo] password for naphstor:
> sqlite3#2.0.15 preinstall /home/naphstor/node_modules/sqlite3
> node-waf clean || true; node-waf configure build
Nothing to clean (project not configured)
Setting srcdir to : /home/naphstor/node_modules/sqlite3
Setting blddir to : /home/naphstor/node_modules/sqlite3/build
Checking for program g++ or c++ : /usr/bin/g++
Checking for program cpp : /usr/bin/cpp
Checking for program ar : /usr/bin/ar
Checking for program ranlib : /usr/bin/ranlib
Checking for g++ : ok
Checking for node path : not found
Checking for node prefix : ok /usr/local
Checking for sqlite3 : not found
Checking for library sqlite3 : not found
/home/naphstor/node_modules/sqlite3/wscript:29: error: the configuration failed (see '/home/naphstor/node_modules/sqlite3/build/config.log')
npm ERR! error installing sqlite3#2.0.15 Error: sqlite3#2.0.15 preinstall: `node-waf clean || true; node-waf configure build`
npm ERR! error installing sqlite3#2.0.15 `sh "-c" "node-waf clean || true; node-waf configure build"` failed with 1
npm ERR! error installing sqlite3#2.0.15 at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/exec.js:49:20)
npm ERR! error installing sqlite3#2.0.15 at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:70:17)
npm ERR! error installing sqlite3#2.0.15 at maybeExit (child_process.js:359:16)
npm ERR! error installing sqlite3#2.0.15 at Process.onexit (child_process.js:395:5)
npm ERR! sqlite3#2.0.15 preinstall: `node-waf clean || true; node-waf configure build`
npm ERR! `sh "-c" "node-waf clean || true; node-waf configure build"` failed with 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the sqlite3#2.0.15 preinstall script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the sqlite3 package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-waf clean || true; node-waf configure build
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls sqlite3
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Linux 3.0.0-12-generic
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "sqlite3"
npm ERR! cwd /home/naphstor
npm ERR! node -v v0.5.11-pre
npm ERR! npm -v 1.0.106
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/naphstor/npm-debug.log
npm not ok
naphstor#ubuntu:~$
any idea why is it like that. it shows same kind of error in installing any of the other packages.
I can do it with a workaround like "git clone git://github.com/developmentseed/node-sqlite3.git" but was wondering why npm gives error while installing any of these packages.

Answer 1

This can be fixed by forcing SQLite3 to compile.
npm install sqlite3 --build-from-source
Make sure you have these following dependencies installed
python-software-properties
python
g++
make
build-essential
or run sudo npm install -g node-gyp
You will find more informations there (SQlite3 section):
http://support.ghost.org/troubleshooting/

Answer 2

Node version can be the issue, so for node 10.x and later, just install sqlite3#4.1.1, as in specify the version

Answer 3

Try updating npm. I just tested it with the latest version, and it worked.
Alternatively, try one of these packages:
https://github.com/grumdrig/node-sqlite
https://github.com/orlandov/node-sqlite

Answer 4

I faced this problem as well then i removed node js what i downloaded and installed from ubuntu repos and downloaded source code from official node js site and compiled after it again tried to install sqlite without problem it worked i advise u to update your node and npm version as well

Answer 5

It was a permissions problem for me. I was seeing this line before the errors:
gyp WARN EACCES current user ("ubuntu") does not have permission to access the dev dir "/root/.cache/node-gyp/14.15.4"
So I did chmod -R 777 /root then npm i sqlite3.