i keep getting this errno 4058 with ENOENT when i use "npm install"

whenever i use "npm install", it says the following

npm ERR! code ENOENT npm ERR! syscall spawn git npm ERR! path git npm ERR! errno -4058 npm ERR! enoent An unknown git error occurred npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file. npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! C:\Users\MyUserName\AppData\Local\npm-cache_logs\2022-11-14T19_25_44_768Z-debug-0.log

ive tried looking everywhere else on this site and i cant seem to get rid of it. here is the package.json for anyone that needs it...

{
   "name": "project-x",
   "version": "1.5.9",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "license": "Unlicensed",
   "scripts": {
      "start": "node ."
   },
   "engines": {
      "node": "14.x"
   },
   "dependencies": {
      "@discordjs/uws": "^10.149.0",
      "@skyra/timestamp": "^1.0.0",
      "chalk": "4.1.2",
      "discord.js": "localip/discord.js#master",
      "discord.js-light": "localip/discord.js-light#master",
      "dotenv": "github:andreialecu/dotenv#feat-multiline",
      "express": "^4.17.1",
      "json5": "^2.2.0",
      "moment": "^2.29.1",
      "phin": "github:localip/phin"
   }
}

and if you also need the package-lock.json, lmk

i tried clearing the npm cache, updating npm, reinstalling, making a new cache, deleting package-lock. none of it fixed the problem. could it be something to do with the github?

Try this

npm ERR! enoent spawn git ENOENT

Make sure git is installed and added to your path before running this command again.