Node.js is one of the applications included in the Appstream repository, therefore to check the versions of this Javascript runtime available on RHEL 8, all we have to do is to use module, a subcommand of dnf, the distribution package manager. The main advantage of using this paradigm is that it’s possible to choose between different versions of the same application or utility. The former contains the core packages needed by the operating system, while the latter hosts various types of software organized in modules. By default there are only two software sources enabled in the distribution: BaseOs and Appstream. $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged userĪs we saw in a previous article about install php on Rhel8, the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux introduces a new way of organizing software in repositories. # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command Root privileges to install the needed packages

The software needed to follow this tutorial is already included in a minimal installation of Rhel 8 Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used

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