Failed to install with npm on ubuntu.

Start with docs/npm.md and the postinstall.sh entry point named in the log. Reproduce npm install --loglevel verbose --global code-server on Ubuntu 22.04 with Node 20.18.1 and npm 10.8.2, then identify why the postinstall step exits with code 1. Done means the documented npm installation completes successfully.

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

OS/Web Information

• Web Browser: NA
• Local OS: Ubuntu 22.04
• Remote OS: NA
• Remote Architecture: NA
• code-server --version: 4.96.2

Steps to Reproduce

1. install dependency
2. run npm install --loglevel verbose --global code-server

Expected

Successful installation.

Actual

Failed installation.

Logs

npm info run argon2@0.31.2 install node_modules/code-server/node_modules/argon2 node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm info run argon2@0.31.2 install { code: 0, signal: null }
npm info run code-server@4.96.2 postinstall node_modules/code-server sh ./postinstall.sh
npm info run code-server@4.96.2 postinstall { code: 1, signal: null }
npm verbose stack Error: command failed
npm verbose stack     at promiseSpawn (/mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/promise-spawn/lib/index.js:22:22)
npm verbose stack     at spawnWithShell (/mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/promise-spawn/lib/index.js:124:10)
npm verbose stack     at promiseSpawn (/mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/promise-spawn/lib/index.js:12:12)
npm verbose stack     at runScriptPkg (/mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/run-script/lib/run-script-pkg.js:77:13)
npm verbose stack     at runScript (/mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/run-script/lib/run-script.js:9:12)
npm verbose stack     at /mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js:329:17
npm verbose stack     at run (/mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/promise-call-limit/dist/commonjs/index.js:67:22)
npm verbose stack     at /mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/promise-call-limit/dist/commonjs/index.js:84:9
npm verbose stack     at new Promise (<anonymous>)
npm verbose stack     at callLimit (/mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/promise-call-limit/dist/commonjs/index.js:35:69)
npm verbose pkgid code-server@4.96.2
npm error code 1
npm error path /mnt/data_2/pingyu/nodejs/node_global/lib/node_modules/code-server
npm error command failed
npm error command sh -c sh ./postinstall.sh
npm error Installing Code dependencies...
npm error User agent: npm/10.8.2 node/v20.18.1 linux x64 workspaces/false
npm error You may not have the required dependencies to build the native modules.
npm error Please see https://github.com/coder/code-server/blob/main/docs/npm.md
npm error npm verbose cli /mnt/data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/bin/node /data_2/pingyu/tools/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64/bin/npm
npm error npm info using npm@10.8.2
npm error npm info using node@v20.18.1
npm error npm verbose title npm install
npm error npm verbose argv "install" "--unsafe-perm" "--omit" "dev"
npm error npm verbose logfile logs-max:10 dir:/data_2/pingyu/nodejs/node_cache/_logs/2024-12-25T15_32_13_644Z-
npm error npm verbose logfile /data_2/pingyu/nodejs/node_cache/_logs/2024-12-25T15_32_13_644Z-debug-0.log
npm error npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/@microsoft%2f1ds-core-js 3487ms (cache miss)
npm error npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/@microsoft%2f1ds-post-js 2391ms (cache miss)

Screenshot/Video

No response

Does this bug reproduce in native VS Code?

This cannot be tested in native VS Code

Does this bug reproduce in GitHub Codespaces?

This cannot be tested in GitHub Codespaces

Are you accessing code-server over a secure context?

• I am using a secure context.

Notes

nodejs version: 20.18.1
npm version: 10.8.2

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