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Feb
When managing dependencies in a Node.js project, you might encounter scenarios where installing packages results in conflicts or warnings due to peer dependency issues. Two common ways developers address this are using the --legacy-peer-deps flag or the --force flag with npm. While both methods can resolve dependency issues temporarily, --legacy-peer-deps is generally the safer and more reliable choice. Let’s dive into the details of these options, their use cases, and why you should prefer --legacy-peer-deps over --force. Understanding Peer Dependencies Peer dependencies in npm are a way for a package to specify that it works alongside a specific version of…