'Error: not found: git' code: 'ENOGIT' while installing bower

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I'm using windows 10 with git and node installed. Running :

npm install -g bower

resulsts in

npm WARN addRemoteGit Error: not found: git
npm WARN addRemoteGit     at F (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\which\which.js:78:19)
npm WARN addRemoteGit  sheerun/fs-write-stream-atomic#v1.0.4-fix resetting remote C:\Users\Muhammet Akkus\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-github-com-sheerun-fs-write-stream-atomic-git-v1-0-4-fix-7baaaaefc7e8a6f2fd1f4fdbc8e4b6e7 because of error: { [Error: not found: git] code: 'ENOGIT' }
npm ERR! git clone --template=C:\Users\Muhammet Akkus\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\_templates --mirror git://github.com/sheerun/fs-write-stream-atomic.git C:\Users\Muhammet Akkus\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_git-remotes\git-github-com-sheerun-fs-write-stream-atomic-git-v1-0-4-fix-7baaaaefc7e8a6f2fd1f4fdbc8e4b6e7: undefined

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Anke Wenz · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-04 21:14:45Z

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You should try to run this command as root. On Windows, start your CommandLine as administrator and under Mac or Linux use

sudo npm install -g bower

answered Dec 4, 2015 at 21:14

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Anam Nizami Over a year ago

using sudo with node modules is discouraged.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:00:52Z

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Installing git and running npm install from git-bash worked for me. Make sure you are in the correct directory.

Refer more here for solution git is not installed or not in the PATH

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