Update main.yml

roles/sugarizer/tasks/main.yml

@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@
 
 # 3. INSTALL A GOOD VERSION OF Node.js AND npm
 
-# Raspbian & Debian 9 STILL need this nodesource.com approach (July 2018) to get a recent version of npm.
-# As documented at https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/798#issuecomment-404324530
-# This nodesource.com approach (brings in npm 5.6.0 with nodejs 8.11.3)
-# would also work on Ubuntu 18.04, but U18's apt brings in npm 3.5.2, which is sufficient (SO FAR!?)
 - name: Set up Node.js 8.x apt sources (debuntu, but avoid ubuntu-18)
   shell: curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | bash -
   when: internet_available and is_debuntu and not is_ubuntu_18
@@ -68,7 +64,23 @@
     # state: present
   when: internet_available and is_debuntu and not is_ubuntu_18
 
-#- name: Install Node.js and npm (ubuntu-18)
+# 2018-07-14: Raspbian (apt offers npm 1.4.21) & Debian 9 (apt offers no npm!)
+# STILL NEED the above nodesource.com approach to get a version of npm that
+# works with Sugarizer, as documented at:
+# https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/798#issuecomment-404324530
+
+# FYI this nodesource.com approach (brings in npm 5.6.0 with nodejs 8.11.3
+# for now) would also work on Ubuntu 18.04, and might even bring about a
+# more sane consistency between mainline OS's?
+# 
+# But For Now: Ubuntu 18.04's apt (approach below) brings in npm 3.5.2,
+# which appears suffic "SO FAR"?  18.04's nodejs 8.10.0 is more reassuring!
+
+# Crazy Aside: some versions of npm can upgrade themselves to the latest
+# (6.1.0 for now) using command "npm install -g npm", but careful as it
+# ends up in /usr/local/bin causing future/pkg management issues:
+# https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036278/npm-is-incorrect-version-on-latest-ubuntu-18-04-installation
+
 - name: Install Node.js and npm (ubuntu-18 or not debuntu)
   package:
     name: "{{ item }}"
@@ -78,15 +90,6 @@
     - nodejs
     - npm
 
-#- name: Install npm (OS's other than debuntu)
-#  package:
-#    name: "{{ item }}"
-#    state: present
-#  when: internet_available and not is_debuntu
-#  with_items:
-#    - nodejs
-#    - npm
-
 # 4. RUN "npm install" TO POPULATE ~35MB /opt/iiab/sugarizer-server/node_modules
 
 # Re-running "npm install" USED TO fail on Raspbian 9 if not other OS's.