Install Nodejs on CentOS7

How To Install Nodejs in CentOS7

Installed version: 8.7.0

1. Download Nodejs from the source code

cd /usr/local/src
wget https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/node/v8.7.0/node-v8.7.0.tar.gz

2. Unzip the nodejs installation package

tar xvf node-v8.7.0.tar.gz

3. Enter the decompressed node folder and install the necessary compilation packages

cd node-v8.7.0
sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++

Here, first check the version of gcc

gcc -v

If the version number is lower than 4.9.4, please upgrade gcc first, because the gcc version requires 4.9.4+ when compiling nodejs8.7.0.

1. Get the gcc installation package and unzip it

cd /usr/local/src
wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-5.4.0/gcc-5.4.0.tar.bz2
tar -jxvf gcc-5.4.0.tar.bz2

Note: bz2 is a compressed file format. If it cannot be decompressed, install bzip2: yum -y install bzip2

2. Compile and install gcc-5.4.0

cd gcc-5.4.0
./contrib/download_prerequisits
mkdir build
cd build
../configure --enable-checking=release --enable-languages=c,c++ --disable-multilib
make (it is recommended not to use make -j to compile, although the compilation time can be shortened, it is very likely to fail to compile)
make install

If the gcc version number is 4.9.4+, or after completing the gcc upgrade, start compiling nodejs

./configure
make

Note: The make process is time-consuming and may take more than 30 minutes

Fourth, install Nodejs

sudo make install

5. Verify that it is installed correctly

node -v