unable to install expo-cli in windows

tried to install all possible methods to install in expo-cli, literally frustrated

npm install -g expo-cli@3.5.0 --global
npm install -g expo-cli@3.5.0 --global
npm install -g expo-cli --global

why it is been such issue…

npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated joi@14.0.4: This version has been deprecated in accordance with the hapi support policy (hapi.im/support). Please upgrade to the latest version to get the best features, bug fixes, and security patches. If you are unable to upgrade at this time, paid support is available for older versions (hapi.im/commercial).
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.0: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated iltorb@2.4.5: The zlib module provides APIs for brotli compression/decompression starting with Node.js v10.16.0, please use it over iltorb
npm WARN deprecated core-js@2.6.11: core-js@<3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js@3.
npm WARN deprecated joi@11.4.0: This version has been deprecated in accordance with the hapi support policy (hapi.im/support). Please upgrade to the latest version to get the best features, bug fixes, and security patches. If you are unable to upgrade at this time, paid support is available for older versions (hapi.im/commercial).
npm WARN deprecated hoek@4.2.1: This version has been deprecated in accordance with the hapi support policy (hapi.im/support). Please upgrade to the latest version to get the best features, bug fixes, and security patches. If you are unable to upgrade at this time, paid support is available for older versions (hapi.im/commercial).
npm WARN deprecated topo@2.0.2: This version has been deprecated in accordance with the hapi support policy (hapi.im/support). Please upgrade to the latest version to get the best features, bug fixes, and security patches. If you are unable to upgrade at this time, paid support is available for older versions (hapi.im/commercial).
npm WARN deprecated hoek@6.1.3: This module has moved and is now available at @hapi/hoek. Please update your dependencies as this version is no longer maintained an may contain bugs and security issues.
npm WARN deprecated topo@3.0.3: This module has moved and is now available at @hapi/topo. Please update your dependencies as this version is no longer maintained an may contain bugs and security issues.

@expo/traveling-fastlane-linux@1.10.0 preinstall C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\traveling-fastlane-linux
node platform.js

Does not seem like WSL enabled on this machine. Download a Linux distro from the Windows Store, run it at least onceand then make sure to run in an admin powershell:
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm\expo → C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\bin\expo.js
C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm\expo-cli → C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\bin\expo.js

iltorb@2.4.5 install C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules\iltorb
node ./scripts/install.js || node-gyp rebuild

info looking for cached prebuild @ C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_prebuilds\06a6eb-iltorb-v2.4.5-node-v79-win32-x64.tar.gz
http request GET https://github.com/nstepien/iltorb/releases/download/v2.4.5/iltorb-v2.4.5-node-v79-win32-x64.tar.gz
http 200 https://github.com/nstepien/iltorb/releases/download/v2.4.5/iltorb-v2.4.5-node-v79-win32-x64.tar.gz
info downloading to @ C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_prebuilds\06a6eb-iltorb-v2.4.5-node-v79-win32-x64.tar.gz.9600-3b48134f91fef.tmp
info renaming to @ C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_prebuilds\06a6eb-iltorb-v2.4.5-node-v79-win32-x64.tar.gz
info unpacking @ C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_prebuilds\06a6eb-iltorb-v2.4.5-node-v79-win32-x64.tar.gz
info unpack resolved to C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules\iltorb\build\bindings\iltorb.node
info unpack required C:\Users\Lassopic\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules\iltorb\build\bindings\iltorb.node successfully
info install Successfully installed iltorb binary!
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/traveling-fastlane-darwin@1.10.0 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\traveling-fastlane-darwin):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/traveling-fastlane-darwin@1.10.0: wanted {“os”:“darwin”,“arch”:“any”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-darwin-ia32@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-darwin-ia32):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-darwin-ia32@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“darwin”,“arch”:“ia32”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-linux-ia32@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-linux-ia32):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-linux-ia32@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“linux”,“arch”:“ia32”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-linux-x64@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-linux-x64):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-linux-x64@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“linux”,“arch”:“x64”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-sunos-x64@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-sunos-x64):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-sunos-x64@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“sunos”,“arch”:“x64”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-darwin-x64@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-darwin-x64):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-darwin-x64@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“darwin”,“arch”:“x64”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-freebsd-ia32@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-freebsd-ia32):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-freebsd-ia32@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“freebsd”,“arch”:“ia32”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-freebsd-x64@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-freebsd-x64):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-freebsd-x64@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“freebsd”,“arch”:“x64”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-linux-arm64@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-linux-arm64):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-linux-arm64@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“linux”,“arch”:“arm64”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-linux-arm@2.2.8 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-linux-arm):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-linux-arm@2.2.8: wanted {“os”:“linux”,“arch”:“arm”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: @expo/ngrok-bin-win32-ia32@2.2.8-beta.1 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin\node_modules@expo\ngrok-bin-win32-ia32):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for @expo/ngrok-bin-win32-ia32@2.2.8-beta.1: wanted {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“ia32”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN @expo/image-utils@0.2.13 requires a peer of sharp-cli@^1.10.0 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@2.1.2 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@2.1.2: wanted {“os”:“darwin”,“arch”:“any”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.11 (node_modules\expo-cli\node_modules\chokidar\node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.11: wanted {“os”:“darwin”,“arch”:“any”} (current: {“os”:“win32”,“arch”:“x64”})

  • expo-cli@3.5.0
    added 170 packages from 83 contributors, removed 138 packages, updated 41 packages and moved 9 packages in 361.112s
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There is a 3.5 version? v3.13.5 has just been released… Just type npm install -g expo-cli and see what you get.

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I have the same problems :frowning: help

I also encountered this problem😬

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