How To Install nodejs-xregexp on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is nodejs-xregexp

XRegExp provides augmented, extensible, cross-browser JavaScript regular expressions. You get new syntax and flags beyond what browsers support natively, along with a collection of utils to make your client-side grepping and parsing easier. XRegExp also frees you from worrying about pesky inconsistencies in cross-browser regex handling and the dubious lastIndex property.

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

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

sudo yum -y install nodejs-xregexp

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

sudo dnf -y install nodejs-xregexp

How To Uninstall nodejs-xregexp on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove nodejs-xregexp

References

• nodejs-xregexp website

Summary

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