How To Install nodejs-ctype on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-ctype on CentOS 7. nodejs-ctype is Read and write binary structures and data types with Node.js

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-ctype on CentOS 7.

What is nodejs-ctype

Node-CType is a way to read and write binary data in a structured and easy to use format. Its name comes from the C header file. There are two APIs that you can use, depending on what abstraction you’d like. The low level API lets you read and write individual integers and floats from buffers. The higher level API lets you read and write structures of these.

We can use yum or dnf to install nodejs-ctype on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nodejs-ctype.

Install nodejs-ctype 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-ctype using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nodejs-ctype

Install nodejs-ctype 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-ctype using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nodejs-ctype

How To Uninstall nodejs-ctype on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nodejs-ctype package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nodejs-ctype

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-ctype on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.