Cannot install particle-cli on command prompt

Troubleshooting
1

I have been trying to setup my photon onto my windows desktop and it wont get past the install the cli file.
Any suggestions?

Here is the error code that i am receiving

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
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C:\Users\wexp>npm install -g particle-cli
npm WARN addRemoteGit Error: not found: git
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at F (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_mo
dules\which\which.js:78:19)
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at E (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_mo
dules\which\which.js:82:29)
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modul
es\which\which.js:93:16
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
npm WARN addRemoteGit  jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github#production resetting r
emote C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-github-com-jacobr
osenthal-node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-00f1b2658a8ab0261b1b6e8aa994ae37 bec
ause of error: { [Error: not found: git] code: 'ENOGIT' }
npm ERR! git clone --template=C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remot
es\_templates --mirror git://github.com/jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github.git C
:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-github-com-jacobrosentha
l-node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-00f1b2658a8ab0261b1b6e8aa994ae37: undefined

npm ERR! git clone --template=C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remot
es\_templates --mirror git://github.com/jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github.git C
:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-github-com-jacobrosentha
l-node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-00f1b2658a8ab0261b1b6e8aa994ae37: undefined

npm WARN addRemoteGit Error: not found: git
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at F (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_mo
dules\which\which.js:78:19)
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at E (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_mo
dules\which\which.js:82:29)
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modul
es\which\which.js:93:16
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
npm WARN addRemoteGit  jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github#production resetting r
emote C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-https-github-com-
jacobrosenthal-node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-1e8dd7eab6415a0b31fc9e88e23213
e9 because of error: { [Error: not found: git] code: 'ENOGIT' }
npm ERR! git clone --template=C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remot
es\_templates --mirror https://github.com/jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github.git
 C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-https-github-com-jacob
rosenthal-node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-1e8dd7eab6415a0b31fc9e88e23213e9: u
ndefined
npm ERR! git clone --template=C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remot
es\_templates --mirror https://github.com/jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github.git
 C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-https-github-com-jacob
rosenthal-node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-1e8dd7eab6415a0b31fc9e88e23213e9: u
ndefined
npm WARN addRemoteGit Error: not found: git
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at F (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_mo
dules\which\which.js:78:19)
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at E (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_mo
dules\which\which.js:82:29)
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modul
es\which\which.js:93:16
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
npm WARN addRemoteGit  jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github#production resetting r
emote C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-github-com-jacobr
osenthal-node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-d32d5d69965585ea64fc38a162bde390 bec
ause of error: { [Error: not found: git] code: 'ENOGIT' }
npm ERR! git clone --template=C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remot
es\_templates --mirror git@github.com:jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github.git C:\
Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-github-com-jacobrosenthal-
node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-d32d5d69965585ea64fc38a162bde390: undefined
npm ERR! git clone --template=C:\Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remot
es\_templates --mirror git@github.com:jacobrosenthal/node-pre-gyp-github.git C:\
Users\wexp\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-github-com-jacobrosenthal-
node-pre-gyp-github-git-production-d32d5d69965585ea64fc38a162bde390: undefined
npm WARN install Couldn't install optional dependency: not found: git

C:\Users\wexp>
2

Seems like you need to install git in order to continue.

3

I also just buy a PHOTON, but have the same problem when trying to install particle-cli with powershell
In the list of errors it seems that github is not installed, I did install it but it still does not work
What is the solution ?

4

Try this: Tutorial: Particle-cli on Windows [07 Jun 2015]

5

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