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install.sh: hint at root-owned npm cache when desktop npm install fails #39688

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Expand Up @@ -2281,6 +2281,16 @@ install_desktop() {
log_info "Installing desktop workspace dependencies (includes Electron ~150MB, 1-3min)..."
( cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && npm ci ) || ( cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && npm install ) || {
log_error "Desktop workspace npm install failed"
# Common cause: a previous 'sudo npm'/'sudo npx' left root-owned files in
# ~/.npm, so this non-root install can't write the shared cache. npm hides
# it behind a confusing EEXIST / "File exists" message while the real errno
# is EACCES (-13). Point the user at the fix instead of a raw npm trace.
log_info "If the errors above mention EACCES / 'permission denied' / EEXIST while"
log_info "writing the npm cache, your ~/.npm likely holds root-owned files from an"
log_info "earlier 'sudo npm' or 'sudo npx'. Reclaim ownership and retry:"
log_info " sudo chown -R \"\$(id -un)\" ~/.npm && npm cache verify"
log_info "Then re-run this installer, or build manually:"
log_info " cd \"$INSTALL_DIR\" && npm ci && cd apps/desktop && npm run pack"
return 1
}
log_success "Desktop workspace dependencies installed"
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