diff --git a/install-claude.sh b/install-claude.sh
index 50bdcca9..6d2165bf 100644
--- a/install-claude.sh
+++ b/install-claude.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 #    run "./install-claude.sh" to make sure dependencies are satisfied
 
 
-# claude code
 
-curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
-sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
+# install claude code
+sudo npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
+
+# There is some insane trubble with curl and Ubunutu 24.04 so I use this approach as the 102nd I tried...