diff --git a/README b/README
index 2d629c6153..de5dea1427 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ with the last step (building the theme):
 ```
 cd hotdoc_bootstrap_theme
 sudo dnf install nodejs # On Fedora
+sudo apt-get install nodejs nodejs-legacy npm # debian
 npm install && ./node_modules/bower/bin/bower install
 cd ..
 ```