How To Install nodejs on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is nodejs
Node.js is a platform built on Chrome’s JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install nodejs
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nodejs.
Install nodejs 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 nodejs
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nodejs
Install nodejs 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 nodejs
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nodejs
How To Uninstall nodejs on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the nodejs
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nodejs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.