install.js cmd hangs - unable to install Electron js npm on windows

Question

I am a bit new to the node npm electron world and recently started developing applications related to electron js. While I am able to install and create electron application on my office system at the same time I am having issue with the personal system.

When the execute the command npm install electron --save-dev the command hangs and returns no error. no error log in nodejs-log file as well.

Please help me out with this issue.

Things that I tried are as below:

• Some people told to remove ~/.electron and re-install, but no luck
• Some told that it occurs due to slow internet connection speed, but mine is above 1mbps
• Some told to use electron-prebuilt but prebuilt is depricated and is replaced by electron
• some told to install electron globally and not locally, used -g but not fate
• Tried re-installation of Node on machine but same issue persist.

Details:

• I am using the latest version on Node - 6.9.5 [LTS - hence node is stable]
• Version on npm is 4.2.0
• System is windows 7

Screenshot of the command prompt execution script where the command hangs

Answer 1

The electron binary takes time to install and the progress bar is not shown in the quiet mode.

Try adding --verbose to your npm command to see the progress bar.