Cannot install web3 node module

Question

As per the documentation, npm install web3 would install the library but when I am trying to install the module it is throwing the following error:

PS F:\Sportist> npm install web3
npm WARN deprecated fs-promise@2.0.3: Use mz or fs-extra^3.0 with Promise Support
npm WARN deprecated tar.gz@1.0.7: ⚠️  WARNING ⚠️ tar.gz module has been deprecated and your application is vulnerable. Please use tar module instead: https://npmjs.com/tar
npm ERR! Error while executing:
npm ERR! C:\Users\aayush.thakur\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\cmd\git.EXE ls-remote -h -t git://github.com/frozeman/WebSocket-Node.git
npm ERR!
npm ERR! fatal: read error: Invalid argument
npm ERR!
npm ERR! exited with error code: 128

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\aayush.thakur\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-08-01T07_46_08_899Z-debug.log

complete log: link

Have you completely uninstalled node and npm and reinstalled? — James, Aug 02 '18 at 16:33
Can you please make sure you have Git installed at the correct location and share the error log? — James, Aug 02 '18 at 19:45
Git is installed and exported via environment variables, error log added. — Paradox, Aug 03 '18 at 09:00
Can you please try installing `npm install websocket` then try installing web3? — James, Aug 03 '18 at 15:38

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 04 '18 at 13:34

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Try to add git config by executing the command: git config --global url."https://".insteadOf git://

This git config will change git://github.com/frozeman/WebSocket-Node.git to https://github.com/frozeman/WebSocket-Node.git

answered Aug 04 '18 at 13:34

matt9

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