How To Install nodejs-cmd-shim on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-cmd-shim on CentOS 7.
What is nodejs-cmd-shim
The cmd-shim used in npm to create executable scripts on Windows, since symlinks are not suitable for this purpose there. On Unix systems, you should use a symbolic link instead, but this module supports creating shell script shims also.
We can use yum or dnf to install nodejs-cmd-shim on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nodejs-cmd-shim.
Install nodejs-cmd-shim on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install nodejs-cmd-shim using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nodejs-cmd-shim
Install nodejs-cmd-shim 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 nodejs-cmd-shim using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nodejs-cmd-shim
How To Uninstall nodejs-cmd-shim on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the nodejs-cmd-shim package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nodejs-cmd-shim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-cmd-shim on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.