just to get initial run. not function tested (nextcloud)

roles/sugarizer/tasks/main.yml

@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@
     - nodejs
     - npm
 
+- name: Install npm (ubuntu-18)
+  package:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+  when: internet_available and is_ubuntu_18
+  with_items:
+    - npm
+
 # attempting to reinstall npm is broken on Raspbian 9
 - name: Check for Sugarizer already installed
   stat: