Add nodejs playbook for having a more recent version on development machines with apt.

local.yml

@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@
       - include_tasks: tasks/workstation/mac-os/software/brew.yml
         when: ansible_system == "Darwin"
 
+      - include_tasks: tasks/workstation/linux/software/nodejs.yml
+
       ## Configuration Tasks ##
 
       - include_tasks: tasks/workstation/shared/settings/gnome.yml

tasks/workstation/linux/software/nodejs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+# 20260730 - Hyperling
+# Install much more recent Node versions.
+
+# https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-node-js-on-debian-linux/
+
+- name: Workstation | Software | NodeJS
+  block:
+
+  - name: Workstation | Software | NodeJS | Facts
+    set_fact:
+      node_version: node_24.x
+
+  - name: Workstation | Software | NodeJS | Old | Remove
+    package:
+      name: npm
+      state: absent
+
+  - name: Workstation | Software | NodeJS | extrepo | Install
+    package:
+      name: extrepo
+      state: present
+      update_cache: yes
+
+  - name: Workstation | Software | NodeJS | extrepo | Enable {{ node_version }}
+    shell: "extrepo enable {{ node_version }}"
+
+  - name: Workstation | Software | NodeJS | Install
+    package:
+      name: nodejs
+      state: latest
+      update_cache: yes
+
+  when: ansible_pkg_mgr == "apt"
+    and coding == true