How To Install libuv on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuv on AlmaLinux 8.
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.
We can use yum or dnf to install libuv on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libuv.
Install libuv on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libuv using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libuv
Install libuv on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
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 AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libuv package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libuv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuv on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
