1. Install NodeJS
Download address:
nodejs.cn/download/(Chinese address)
Nodejs.org/en/download…→ For example, download files:Nodejs.org/dist/v12.16…
As shown below, we downloaded the Windows 64-bit installation package:
Install it after downloading it.
After installation, you can view its version information:
Run CMD as the administrator, and then run the commands node -v and NPM -v respectively to view the version information
Configure the NPM global installation path. Run CMD as the administrator. Then run the NPM config set prefix “D:\Net_Program\Net_NodeJS\node_global” command to check whether the node_global folder is automatically generated. If it exists, the configuration is successful
Right-click computer, click properties, click Advanced System Settings, click Environment Variables, System Variables, locate the path variable and add D:\Net_Program\ net_nodejs\ node_global
2, install the package command line management tool CNPM as the administrator, run CMD, and then enter ** NPM install CNPM -g –registry=registry.npm.taobao.org** and wait patiently. Can take a long time (approximately 49 seconds on February 18, 2020)
Enter CNPM -v to check whether the installation is successful
Run CMD as the administrator, then enter CNPM install Electron @^8.0.0 -g and run the command. Note that 8.0.0 in the command line above represents the version number of Electron. Each specific Electron version please see: npm.taobao.org/mirrors/ele…
Run the electron -v command to check whether the installation is successful
4. Install gulp globally (available for VSCode automatic tasks)
Run CMD as an administrator, enter CNPM install -g gulp, and run
5. Install the electron Builder globally
Run CMD as an administrator, then enter the command CNPM install electronic-builder -g
Run the electron- Builder -v command to check whether the installation is successful
Run the CMD command as the administrator and run the CNPM install electron-packager -g command
Run the electron packager -v command to check whether the installation is successful
7. Install asAR globally. Run CMD as the administrator and enter CNPM install asar -g
Enter asar -v to check whether the installation is successful
If you want to delete electron, you can enter the command CNPM uninstall electron. Run the CNPM update electron@^8.0.1 -g command. The electron information screen is displayed
At this point, installing Electron on Windows is complete.