no install possible...

[platini76]

npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! Command failed: /usr/bin/git clone -q https://github.com/mranney/node_pcap.git /var/homebridge/.npm/_cacache/tmp/git-clone-073cd943
npm ERR! /var/homebridge/.npm/_cacache/tmp/git-clone-073cd943/.git: Permesso negato
npm ERR!

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /var/homebridge/.npm/_logs/2018-11-04T01_09_52_248Z-debug.log

[TubadoG]

Same problem for me... did you find a fix?

[platini76]

no sorry...

[TubadoG]

I'm getting the same errors that others have posted. I have tried running as pi and as root, I followed the ReadMe and confirmed that I have libpcap installed and up to date. @KhaosT any thoughts would be very appreciated.

root@raspberrypi:/# npm install -g homebridge-amazondash
ERR! code 128
ERR! Command failed: /usr/bin/git clone --depth=1 -q -b master https://github.com/mranney/node_pcap.git /root/.npm/_cacache/tmp/git-clone-ee90020c
ERR! fatal: could not create leading directories of '/root/.npm/_cacache/tmp/git-clone-ee90020c': Permission denied
ERR!
ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2018-11-10T19_43_59_183Z-debug.log

[TubadoG]

Okay, I got it to install!!

Needed to run in root and also use sudo. (Scary, but it worked). From there, I got everything to install. However; now, I can't get the plugin to load... I'm not sure if perhaps the plugin isn't in the right location...? Can you help me understand how to figure out where Homebridge is looking for the plugin? Side note - I'm running the Homebridge service via the systemd method.
systemctl start homebridge

Error: The requested platform 'AmazonDash' was not registered by any plugin.
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at API.platform (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/api.js:122:13)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at Server._loadPlatforms (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:316:45)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at Server.run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:86:36)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/cli.js:45:10)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/bin/homebridge:17:22)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at Module._compile (module.js:635:30)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:646:10)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at Module.load (module.js:554:32)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at tryModuleLoad (module.js:497:12)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at Function.Module._load (module.js:489:3)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:676:10)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at startup (bootstrap_node.js:187:16)
Nov 10 15:39:52 raspberrypi homebridge[2859]: at bootstrap_node.js:608:3