Installing node-sqlite3 on BeagleBone Black

To install node-sqlite3 on BeagleBone Black, first install the latest version of npm:

npm install -g npm

Then install the node-sqlite3 module:

npm install -g sqlite3

Note the -g flag used to install system wide. To install locally don’t use the -g flag.

Npm must be updated because the version that comes with BeagleBone Black fails comparing Python version when installing compiled packages.