Install Node.js fails, "Could not fetch updated apt files"

[tyleha]

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Installing on Ubuntu 14.04, I get

TASK [nodesource.node : Install Node.js] ***************************************
fatal: [CCAP4]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "Could not fetch updated apt files"}

on the last task. I can install node via the command line fine at this stage using apt-get install nodejs. Using -vvv produces

fatal: [CCAP4]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "invocation": {"module_args": {"allow_unauthenticated": false, "autoremove": false, "cache_valid_time": null, "deb": null, "default_release": null, "dpkg_options": "force-confdef,force-confold", "force": false, "install_recommends": null, "only_upgrade": false, "package": ["nodejs"], "pkg": ["nodejs"], "purge": false, "state": "present", "update_cache": true, "upgrade": null}, "module_name": "apt"}, "msg": "Could not fetch updated apt files"}

[chrislea]

Can you please be more specific? We'd need to know the exact command you entered that created the error message, and any other pertinent info about your setup. Thanks.

[chrislea]

Oh!, wait, sorry. Please disregard the above comment. I'm looking at the wrong repository (thought I was looking at distributions). It may still be helpful if you can provide more detail though. :)

[tyleha]

Sure - what additional detail would be most helpful?

The command I ran was simply to execute this galaxy role, as defined by a playbook below:

---
  - hosts: servers
    roles:
      - nodesource.node
    become: true
    vars:
      - nodejs_version: '4.6'

I did have to add become: true as the user who's running this playbook isn't root, it's an admin user with sudo perms.

[hyperatom]

I'm having the same issue upon updating my OS to Ubuntu Trusty from Precise.

[zhiyelee]

same issue here

[sultangillani3]

either become: true should be added here or this should be updated on the README to note this should be run as root.