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diff --git a/doc/setup/install.rst b/doc/setup/install.rst index 13cf63c7e24..5afc0793fcf 100644 --- a/doc/setup/install.rst +++ b/doc/setup/install.rst @@ -315,13 +315,26 @@ Source installation requires manually installing dependencies: * Less css compiler via nodejs - - on Linux, use your distribution's package to install nodejs, then install - less and less-plugin-clean-css. + - on Linux, use your distribution's package to install nodejs and npm. + + In debian you need at least jessie, as the packaged version of npm before + that does not work. In Ubuntu you need at least Ubuntu 14.04, as the + packaged version of npm before that does not work. Otherwise install nodejs + and npm manually. + + Once you have npm working, install less and less-plugin-clean-css. .. code-block:: console $ sudo npm install -g less less-plugin-clean-css + On debian and Ubuntu you also need to set a symbolic link from noejs to + node because the shebang line of lessc uses node. + + .. code-block:: console + + $ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node + - on OS X, install nodejs via your preferred package manager (macports_, homebrew_) then install less and less-plugin-clean-css. |