How To Install nodejs-weak-map on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-weak-map on CentOS 7.
What is nodejs-weak-map
WeakMap is a collection introduced to JavaScript with EcmaScript 6. It provides a mapping from objects to values, but allows any entry to be garbage collected if the key is provably lost. In order for it to be possible that a key is provably lost, weak maps do not provide a way to access the key list. This is a Node.js module that provides a shim and patcher for missing or broken WeakMap implementations, suitable for use in Node.js and browsers that provide the EcmaScript 5 property description interfaces.
We can use yum or dnf to install nodejs-weak-map on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nodejs-weak-map.
Install nodejs-weak-map 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-weak-map using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nodejs-weak-map
Install nodejs-weak-map 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-weak-map using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nodejs-weak-map
How To Uninstall nodejs-weak-map on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the nodejs-weak-map package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nodejs-weak-map
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-weak-map on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
