How To Install nodejs-packaging on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-packaging on CentOS 8. nodejs-packaging is RPM Macros and Utilities for Node.js Packaging

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-packaging on CentOS 8.

What is nodejs-packaging

This package contains RPM macros and other utilities useful for packaging Node.js modules and applications in RPM-based distributions.

We can use yum or dnf to install nodejs-packaging on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nodejs-packaging.

Install nodejs-packaging on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nodejs-packaging using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nodejs-packaging

Install nodejs-packaging on CentOS 8 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-packaging using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nodejs-packaging

How To Uninstall nodejs-packaging on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove nodejs-packaging

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-packaging on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.