I've been trying to work on a code I wrote a couple of months back ran into the following error,
> puppeteer@5.5.0 install /Users/xyz/Documents/xyz.github.io/node_modules/puppeteer
> node install.js
The chromium binary is not available for arm64:
If you are on Ubuntu, you can install with:
apt-get install chromium-browser
/Users/xyz/Documents/xyz.github.io/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/BrowserFetcher.js:112
throw new Error();
Error
at /Users/xyz/Documents/xyz.github.io/node_modules/puppeteer/lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/BrowserFetcher.js:112:19
at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:194:21)
Chromium arm64 is installed for some reason puppeteer doesn't seem to recognize it. Any workaround for the above?
Solutions I've tried :
Fixed via 50b810d. Clean install node modules
Type the following in the terminal sudo nano ~/.zshrc , copy the code below & paste proceed to save.
export PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true
export PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH=`which chromium`
Remove existing node modules, package-lock.json & cache from the project.
rm -rf node_modules/
rm -rf package-lock.json
rm -rf .cache
Install node modules.
npm i
Patch works.
----- Updated ------------- (27/04/2021)
Make sure you've to install chromium. If you haven't follow @Rocco's advice brew install --cask chromium.
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Hajonsoft updated the thread on github - https://www.courier.com/blog/tips-and-tricks-to-setup-your-apple-m1-for-development while this maybe a good fix for most developers & dependencies/tools please note that rosetta emulation is not available in certain regions verified it myself in southeast asia.
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In case in which chromium is not installed properly please follow @Tomer Omri
advice and run brew install chromium --no-quarantine.
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Issue still persists with M2 & M3 systems the above solution has been tested and works fine. No issues observed to date.