@sdetweil I managed to solve it by installing node with these commands below. I tried using nvm earlier with no luck.
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt install -y nodejs
@Lockslay yes, probably.
flash SD card
boot
skip updates
use my script
if u back up w my other script
I will restore the config, css, and modules on top.of the new mm after install