fix install on older systems

npm_install.py

@@ -265,27 +265,14 @@ def ensure_minimum_nodejs(min_version=MIN_NODEJS_VERSION):
         if match:
             current_major = int(match.group(1))
             if current_major >= min_version:
-                print(f"✓ Node.js {node_ver} is sufficient (>= v{min_version})")
                 return True
-            else:
-                print(f"✗ Node.js {node_ver} is too old (< v{min_version})")
-        else:
-            print(f"Cannot parse Node.js version: {node_ver}")
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        print("Node.js not found")
+        pass
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
-        print(f"Error checking Node.js version: {e}")
+        pass 
     
-    print(f"Installing Node.js v{min_version} from NodeSource...")
     install_node_from_nodesource(str(min_version))
-    
+    return True
-    try:
-        node_ver = runout(["node", "--version"], check=False).strip()
-        print(f"✓ Node.js {node_ver} installed successfully")
-        return True
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Failed to verify Node.js installation: {e}")
-        return False
 
 def download_extract_tar_gz(url: str, dest_dir: Path) -> Path:
     dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)