How To Install nodejs-node-int64 on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-node-int64 on CentOS 7.

What is nodejs-node-int64

JavaScript Numbers are represented as IEEE 754 double-precision floats. Unfortunately, this means they lose integer precision for values beyond +/- 2^^53. For projects that need to accurately handle 64-bit ints, such as node-thrift, a performant, Number-like class is needed. Int64 is that class.

We can use yum or dnf to install nodejs-node-int64 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nodejs-node-int64.

Install nodejs-node-int64 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-node-int64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nodejs-node-int64

Install nodejs-node-int64 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-node-int64 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nodejs-node-int64

How To Uninstall nodejs-node-int64 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nodejs-node-int64 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nodejs-node-int64

References

• nodejs-node-int64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-node-int64 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.