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