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HACKING.md: Update instructions for Debian/Ubuntu 

The npm/nodejs versions from these distributions are an endless source
of trouble.  Recommend using "n" instead.

Closes #12301
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@ -14,11 +14,17 @@ Cockpit uses Node.js during development. Node.js is not used at runtime.
To make changes on Cockpit you'll want to install Node.js, NPM and
various development dependencies like Webpack.
On Debian or Ubuntu:
On Debian and Ubuntu, the available versions of nodejs and npm are old
and/or incompatible with each other. You should not try to use them to
build cockpit. You can use the helpful "n" utility to get a more
reasonable environment to work with.
$ sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
$ sudo npm install -g n
$ sudo apt-get remove nodejs npm
$ sudo n lts
On Fedora:
On Fedora, the distribution verisons are sufficient:
$ sudo dnf install nodejs npm