How To Install nodejs-ws on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-ws on CentOS 7. nodejs-ws is Web socket client, server and console for nodejs

Introduction

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

What is nodejs-ws

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested web socket client, server and console for nodejs, up-to-date against RFC-6455

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

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

sudo yum -y install nodejs-ws

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

sudo dnf -y install nodejs-ws

How To Uninstall nodejs-ws on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove nodejs-ws

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Summary

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