Getting error during installation

[julian]

What Node.js version are you using?

[ngsankar]

ngsankar@TestM:~$ node --version
v0.12.7

I didnt install this version specifically. As part of the installation instruction, I believe the latest stable version gets installed.

[A Former User]

If I would be you I would reinstall Node and all its components:

apt-get remove node*
apt-get purge node*

And maybe this as well:

Then check after your repos and maybe remove any additional ones related to NodeJS and run:
apt-get update
apt-get install nodejs nodejs-legacy npm

Verfiy the versions by running node -v and node-gyp -v.

[ngsankar]

1. took a snapshot of the droplet.
2. removed node and reinstalled as suggested.
3. Same node version and ended up same error..

[ngsankar]

@gvimlan, @BDHarrington7 , were you able to get this resolved ?

[Bri]

I haven't had a chance yet.

[gvimlan]

Same error. No changes

[Marc Boisvert-Dupras]

I'm having a similar error while trying to install NodeBB with Mongo.

Here's the full log:

Welcome to NodeBB!

This looks like a new installation, so youll have to answer a few questions about your environment before we can proceed.
Press enter to accept the default setting (shown in brackets).

8/11 20:06 [10508] - info: Now configuring mongo database:
Configuration Saved OK
npm WARN peerDependencies The peer dependency kerberos@~0.0 included from mongodb-core will no
npm WARN peerDependencies longer be automatically installed to fulfill the peerDependency 
npm WARN peerDependencies in npm 3+. Your application will need to depend on it explicitly.

> kerberos@0.0.17 install /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mongodb/node_modules/kerberos
> (node-gyp rebuild) || (exit 0)

make: Entering directory '/home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mongodb/node_modules/kerberos/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/kerberos/lib/kerberos.o
In file included from ../lib/kerberos.cc:1:0:
../lib/kerberos.h:5:27: fatal error: gssapi/gssapi.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
kerberos.target.mk:94: recipe for target 'Release/obj.target/kerberos/lib/kerberos.o' failed
make: *** [Release/obj.target/kerberos/lib/kerberos.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mongodb/node_modules/kerberos/build'
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (/home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:270:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 4.2.5-300.fc23.x86_64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mongodb/node_modules/kerberos
gyp ERR! node -v v5.0.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.3
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/jade requires mkdirp@'0.3.0' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mkdirp,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 0.5.1
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/grunt requires async@'~0.1.22' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/async,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.4.2
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/grunt requires colors@'~0.6.2' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/colors,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.1.2
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/grunt requires rimraf@'~2.2.8' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/rimraf,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 2.4.3
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/grunt-legacy-util requires async@'~0.1.22' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/async,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.4.2
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/argparse requires underscore@'~1.7.0' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/underscore,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.8.3
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/grunt-legacy-log requires colors@'~0.6.2' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/colors,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.1.2
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/grunt-legacy-log-utils requires colors@'~0.6.2' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/colors,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.1.2
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/grunt-contrib-watch requires async@'~0.2.9' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/async,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 1.4.2
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mocha requires mkdirp@'0.3.5' but will load
npm WARN unmet dependency /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mkdirp,
npm WARN unmet dependency which is version 0.5.1
connect-mongo@0.8.2 node_modules/connect-mongo
└── depd@1.1.0

mongodb@2.0.48 node_modules/mongodb
├── es6-promise@2.1.1
├── readable-stream@1.0.31 (string_decoder@0.10.31, isarray@0.0.1, core-util-is@1.0.1)
├── kerberos@0.0.17 (nan@2.0.9)
└── mongodb-core@1.2.21 (bson@0.4.19)
/home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongo_client.js:437
              throw err
              ^

TypeError: _.assign is not a function
    at new MongoStore (/home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/connect-mongo/lib/connect-mongo.js:114:19)
    at /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/src/database/mongo.js:111:27
    at /home/mboisvert/Documents/nodemongo/node_modules/mongodb/lib/mongo_client.js:434:15
    at doNTCallback0 (node.js:428:9)
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:357:13)

Additional information:
OS: Fedora 23
NodeBB: 0.9.0 cee3918e9b8096e421933678178ddfe4e3b71adf
Node: 5.0.0

[vinjdw]

For me this was fixed by installing Kerberos. e.g. on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install libkrb5-dev

[julian]

@vinjdw @Marc-Boisvert-Dupras Keep in mind Kerberos authentication is default off, so if the module does not compile, this does not stop MongoDB (or NodeBB) from functioning correctly.