Install error- /home/pi/.cache’: File exists

[jamesobrady]

mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/home/pi/.cache’: File exists

Hi all, Im quite new to this, so any and all advice appreciated.

previously I had a similar but different version of this: mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/home/pi/.cache’: No access (or similar)

I'm quite new to this so I would appreciate any help at all.
I read previous issue about the pi user needing to exist so I have added a user named pi with sudo adduser pi (as per a google advice).

jamesobrady@rowingmonitor:~ $ sudo adduser pi
Adding user pi' ... Adding new group pi' (1001) ...
Adding new user pi' (1001) with group pi (1001)' ...
adduser: The home directory /home/pi' already exists. Not touching this directory. adduser: Warning: The home directory /home/pi' does not belong to the user you are currently creating.
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Changing the user information for pi
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Full Name []:
Room Number []:
Work Phone []:
Home Phone []:
Other []:
Is the information correct? [Y/n] y
Adding new user pi' to supplemental / extra groups users' ...
Adding user pi' to group users' ...
jamesobrady@rowingmonitor:~ $ sudo /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jaapvanekris/openrowingmonitor/HEAD/install/install.sh)"

[jamesobrady]

Aha- I have solved my issue by running sudo rm -r /home/pi/.cache and then retrying the install.

[JaapvanEkris]

Thanks for reporting. It is a known issue: newer versions of Raspberry Pi OS don't use 'pi' as the default user. Requires some thinking on our side.