How To Install libuv on Fedora 34

libuv is Platform layer for node.js Platform layer for node.js

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuv on Fedora 34.

What is libuv

libuv is a new platform layer for Node. Its purpose is to abstract IOCP on Windows and libev on Unix systems. We intend to eventually contain all platform differences in this library. libuv 1 1.41.0 1.fc34 x86_64 153 k libuv-1.41.0-1.fc34.src.rpm fedora Platform layer for node.js http MIT and BSD and ISC libuv is a new platform layer for Node. Its purpose is to abstract IOCP on Windows and libev on Unix systems. We intend to eventually contain all platform differences in this library.

We can use yum or dnf to install libuv on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libuv.

Install libuv on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libuv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libuv

Install libuv on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libuv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libuv

How To Uninstall libuv on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the libuv package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libuv

libuv Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/18
/usr/lib/.build-id/18/40aad2280eea63e0d6d424f945699749be1a4d
/usr/lib/libuv.so.1
/usr/lib/libuv.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib/libuv/libuv.abignore
/usr/share/doc/libuv
/usr/share/doc/libuv/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libuv/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/libuv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libuv/MAINTAINERS.md
/usr/share/doc/libuv/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libuv/SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.md
/usr/share/licenses/libuv
/usr/share/licenses/libuv/LICENSE
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c/658d4df7e47e03c58d9ec95254a9d07c93e59c
/usr/lib64/libuv.so.1
/usr/lib64/libuv.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib64/libuv/libuv.abignore
/usr/share/doc/libuv
/usr/share/doc/libuv/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libuv/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/libuv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libuv/MAINTAINERS.md
/usr/share/doc/libuv/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libuv/SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS.md
/usr/share/licenses/libuv
/usr/share/licenses/libuv/LICENSE

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuv on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.