How To Install mozjs60 on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozjs60 on CentOS 8. mozjs60 is SpiderMonkey JavaScript library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozjs60 on CentOS 8.

What is mozjs60

SpiderMonkey is the code-name for Mozilla Firefox’s C++ implementation of JavaScript. It is intended to be embedded in other applications that provide host environments for JavaScript. SpiderMonkey is the code-name for Mozilla Firefox’s C++ implementation of JavaScript. It is intended to be embedded in other applications that provide host environments for JavaScript.

We can use yum or dnf to install mozjs60 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mozjs60.

Install mozjs60 on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mozjs60 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mozjs60

Install mozjs60 on CentOS 8 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 mozjs60 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mozjs60

How To Uninstall mozjs60 on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the mozjs60 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mozjs60

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozjs60 on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.