WSL version 1 - npm fails to install a package

Question

I'm trying to start the DataTurks project locally on my WSL (https://github.com/DataTurks/DataTurks/) but I ran into some npm problems which I believe is linked to the WSL. I use WSL v1 and when I try to install the packages via npm install, it goes well until it hits the grpc library and crashes, as it logs the error as "EACCES: permission denied, rename '/home/kmartin62/DataTurks/bazaar/node_modules/.staging/grpc-2c7a1feb/node_modules/mkdirp' -> '/home/kmartin62/DataTurks/bazaar/node_modules/.staging/mkdirp-97188a16". I tried to run it with sudo infront but the error keeps flashing and it prevents me from installing the base packages. Does anyone know how to solve this or ever experienced something like this?

Answer 1

Hi @Martin Kostadinov ,

Please note that WSL is currently not supported in the Q&A forums, the supported products are listed over here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/products.

I suggest creating an issue over here:
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/WSL/issues

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Leon