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`ERR_REQUIRE_ESM` error when trying to install electron

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When trying to install electron using: pnpm install electron --save-dev

I get the error:

 EACCES  EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/node_modules/.pnpm/global-agent@3.0.0/node_modules/_tmp_86012_2f2ba15245ff2a054dcb4fa80c2b849f

So I try with sudo:: sudo pnpm install electron --save-dev

Yet get the following error:

node_modules/.pnpm/electron@20.1.1/node_modules/electron: Running postinstall script, failed in 157ms
.../node_modules/electron postinstall$ node install.js
│ Error [ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module /node_modules/.pnpm/got@12.4.1/node_modules/got/dist/source/index.js from /node_modules/.pnpm/@electron+get@1.14.1/node_modules/@electron/get/dist/cjs/GotDow
│ Instead change the require of index.js in /node_modules/.pnpm/@electron+get@1.14.1/node_modules/@electron/get/dist/cjs/GotDownloader.js to a dynamic import() which is available in all CommonJS modules.
│     at Object.<anonymous> (/node_modules/.pnpm/@electron+get@1.14.1/node_modules/@electron/get/dist/cjs/GotDownloader.js:15:13)
│     at /node_modules/.pnpm/@electron+get@1.14.1/node_modules/@electron/get/dist/cjs/downloader-resolver.js:8:66
│     at async Object.getDownloaderForSystem (/node_modules/.pnpm/@electron+get@1.14.1/node_modules/@electron/get/dist/cjs/downloader-resolver.js:8:31)
│     at async /node_modules/.pnpm/@electron+get@1.14.1/node_modules/@electron/get/dist/cjs/index.js:67:59
│     at async useAndRemoveDirectory (/node_modules/.pnpm/@electron+get@1.14.1/node_modules/@electron/get/dist/cjs/utils.js:10:18)

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Created a year ago
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keganlancecommented, Sep 8, 2022

Issue has been resolved by removing the “pnpm.overrides” from package.json. It would be solved 100% if electron/get would use the latest GOT version but this might not be doable due to incompatibilities.

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keganlancecommented, Sep 6, 2022

Seems another package in combination with pnpm audit added this because of known security issues:

  "pnpm": {
    "overrides": {
      "got@<11.8.5": ">=11.8.5"
    }
  }

Which might have caused the above issue.

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