Can't even install....

[chimerablack]

I'm super disappointed in this Node.JS / Angular / Git thing. I have been trying for 8 hours to install it on my machine and it just doesn't work. I feel like this is a huge step backward in programming to the 70s where I need to almost speak machine code to simply install a program. These programs are like a throwback to before wizards were a thing. I'm amazed that after 8 hours and with a year's experience with other frameworks and over 10 programming languages under my belt, it's still to complex to even install. Going back to ASP.Net. At least it makes sense.

[evanlucas]

If we could get a little more information about the issues you are currently experiencing, it would allow us to help a lot more :]

[Trott]

Closing for now, there's nothing actionable here. Feel free to reopen if more information materializes.

[chimerablack]

I thought this was clear. I want to install the program so it works. I don't know what else you want.

[chimerablack]

Not sure why there are no DL and Install instructions seemingly anywhere.

[chimerablack]

I don't know how to re-open this question....sigh...everything about this is annoying. Maybe don't close my issue in the first 30 seconds?

[evanlucas]

Have you tried https://nodejs.org/en/download/?

[chimerablack]

I click the closed button and it's not a button. Software design 101 -- Users hate not getting what they expect from a page

[Trott]

Things that would be helpful for starters:

• How are you trying to install?
• Are you installing on Windows? OS X? Linux? Something else?
• What version are you trying to install?
• What error message or other indication of failure are you receiving?

[MylesBorins]

Chimera there is an installation link on the front page of nodejs.org

Can you outline the steps you have followed to try and get started
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[bnoordhuis]

I'll just leave this here: How to Report Bugs Effectively, category "It doesn't work."

[chimerablack]

Ok, so I downloaded and installed Node.js. I also downloaded and installed Git. They are both on the desktop. In the tutorial it says "type npm install" and doesn't tell me where.

So I try in Git by right clicking the desktop and clicking "Git Bash Here".:
it opens and shows the following:
"Bookkeeper@Bookkeeper-PC MINGW64 ~/Desktop
$"

I type "npm install" and get this error:
"$ npm install
npm ERR! install Couldn't read dependencies
npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.10240
npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install"
npm ERR! node v4.2.1
npm ERR! npm v2.14.7
npm ERR! path C:\Users\Bookkeeper\Desktop\package.json
npm ERR! code ENOPACKAGEJSON
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! syscall open

npm ERR! package.json ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\Bookkeeper\Desktop\package.json'
npm ERR! package.json This is most likely not a problem with npm itself.
npm ERR! package.json npm can't find a package.json file in your current directory.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Bookkeeper\Desktop\npm-debug.log
"
As I was typing this in I got this error. This is actually new. It used to say something else.

lets try in node.exe:

"npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell" So I put my ninja turtles costume on, and I get the same error. My normal shell isn't helping.

Now the windows command prompt:

Literally the same error as when I do it in Git bash.

[Trott]

Please link to the tutorial you are using.