diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index ae698b8e8..93a7281e1 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -2,20 +2,26 @@
 
 APT_PATH=/usr/bin    # Avoids problematic /usr/local/bin/apt on Linux Mint
 CURR_VER="undefined"    # Ansible version you currently have installed
-GOOD_VER="2.10.1"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
-# On most/other OS's we install the latest (likely more recent!) from PPA:
+GOOD_VER="2.10.1"    # Orig for 'yum install [rpm]' & XO laptops (pip install)
+# We install latest 'ansible-base' from PPA: (may be more recent than GOOD-VER)
 # https://launchpad.net/~ansible/+archive/ubuntu/ansible
+# https://launchpad.net/~ansible/+archive/ubuntu/ansible-2.10
+# http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu/pool/main/a/ansible-base/
+# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commits/stable-2.10/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+# Why 'noninteractive' appears needed:
+# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/564#issuecomment-347264985
 
-echo -e "\n\nYOU ARE RUNNING: /opt/iiab/iiab/scripts/ansible (TO INSTALL ANSIBLE)"
+echo -e "\n\nYOU ARE RUNNING: /opt/iiab/iiab/scripts/ansible (TO INSTALL ANSIBLE)\n"
 #echo -e 'Alternative:     /opt/iiab/iiab/scripts/ansible-2.9.x ("Slow Food")\n'
 
 echo -e "RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES:"
 echo -e "(1) Verify you're online"
-echo -e "(2) Remove all prior versions of Ansible using"
-echo -e "    'apt purge ansible' and/or 'pip uninstall ansible'"
-echo -e "(3) Remove all lines containing 'ansible' from"
+echo -e "(2) Remove all prior versions of Ansible using..."
+echo -e "    'apt purge ansible-base'  and/or  'pip uninstall ansible-base'  and/or"
+echo -e "    'apt purge ansible'       and/or  'pip uninstall ansible'"
+echo -e "(3) Remove all lines containing 'ansible' from..."
 echo -e "    /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*\n"
 
 echo -e "IIAB INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS: (OLDER, MANUAL APPROACH)"
@@ -24,11 +30,10 @@ echo -e "https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Installation#do-everything-from-
 if [ $(command -v ansible) ]; then    # "command -v" is POSIX compliant; also catches built-in commands like "cd"
     CURR_VER=`ansible --version | head -1 | awk '{print $2}'`    # To match iiab-install.  Was: CURR_VER=`ansible --version | head -n 1 | cut -f 2 -d " "`
     echo -e "CURRENTLY INSTALLED ANSIBLE: $CURR_VER -- LET'S TRY TO UPGRADE IT!"
-    echo -e "(Internet-in-a-Box requests Ansible $GOOD_VER or higher)\n"
 else
     echo -e "ANSIBLE NOT FOUND ON THIS COMPUTER -- LET'S TRY TO INSTALL IT!"
-    echo -e "(Internet-in-a-Box requests Ansible $GOOD_VER or higher)\n"
 fi
+echo -e "(Internet-in-a-Box requests ansible-base $GOOD_VER or higher)\n"
 
 if [ ! -f /etc/debian_version ]; then    # e.g. Raspbian, Ubuntu, Mint & Debian
     echo -e "\nEXITING: /etc/debian_version FILE NOT FOUND.  Linux OS support info here:"
@@ -61,9 +66,9 @@ $APT_PATH/apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible-base \
 	      python3-pymysql python3-psycopg2 python3-passlib python3-pip \
 	      python3-setuptools python3-venv virtualenv
 
-# IIAB requires these 2 Ansible Collections: (starting with Ansible 2.10)
-ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
-ansible-galaxy collection install community.mysql
+# IIAB requires these 2 Ansible Collections: (with ansible-base 2.10.0 or higher)
+ansible-galaxy collection install community.general    # Re-running these
+ansible-galaxy collection install community.mysql      # appears to be safe!?
 
 echo -e "\nSUCCESS: verify Ansible using 'ansible --version' and/or 'apt -a list ansible-base'\n\n"