Can't install via npm - canvas error

[cfjedimaster]

Trying to install on WSL, and I get the following:

/usr/local/bin/sonar -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/@sonarwhal/sonar/dist/src/bin/sonar.js

canvas-prebuilt@1.6.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/@sonarwhal/sonar/node_modules/canvas-prebuilt
node-pre-gyp install

node-pre-gyp ERR! install error
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@sonarwhal/sonar/node_modules/canvas-prebuilt/canvas/build'
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Linux 4.4.0-43-Microsoft
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@sonarwhal/sonar/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/@sonarwhal/sonar/node_modules/canvas-prebuilt
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v8.1.2
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.6.36
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@sonarwhal/sonar/node_modules/canvas-prebuilt/canvas/build'
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! canvas-prebuilt@1.6.0 install: node-pre-gyp install
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the canvas-prebuilt@1.6.0 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/ray/.npm/_logs/2017-06-22T18_56_20_056Z-debug.log

[molant]

I've opened an issue in canvas-prebuilt. This repros on Mac as well if you try to install just this package globally.

[jdalton]

I've hit this using npm on macOS a bunch over the years 😊
You'll notice that doing sudo npm i will resolve it, but (don't sudo npm i).
Instead, check out getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions. For macOS I do option #2.

[alrra]

@cfjedimaster Please try what @jdalton suggested, and let us know how it goes. Thanks!

[molant]

@alrra, we should update the instructions in the user guide. I had the same problem using the WSL.

[cfjedimaster]

I was able to get it installed.

[arkarwmh]

Thanks @jdalton it works perfectly!