How To Install libuv on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuv on CentOS 7. libuv is Platform layer for node.js

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libuv on CentOS 7.

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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libuv.

Install libuv on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libuv

Install libuv on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install libuv

How To Uninstall libuv on CentOS 7

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 CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.