diff --git a/setup_apps_conda.sh b/setup_apps_conda.sh
index 6c86540..e63a3fd 100644
--- a/setup_apps_conda.sh
+++ b/setup_apps_conda.sh
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ fi
 #apt-get update
 #apt-get install -y ipmitool && modprobe ipmi_devintf
 
+apt-get update
 apt-get install -y language-pack-de
 
+apt-get install python3.10-venv
+
 echo "Install a recent notejs for jupyterhub from nodesource..."
 #src: https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md
 curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_current.x | bash -
-apt-get install -y nodejs npm
+apt-get install -y nodejs
 
 echo "create virtualenv and install JupyterHub..."
 python3 -m venv /opt/jupyterhub/