How to Install npm on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8

NPM It is a JavaScript package manager for the Node JavaScript platform. The objective of this article is to install NPM on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8. To install NPM on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8, we will use the dnf install command.

• How to install NPM on RHEL 8.
• How to search for modules using NPM.
• How to install modules using NPM.
• How to install modules from a Git repository.

Use the dnf command to install the npm package:

dnf install npm

Check the npm version to confirm the Npm installation:

npm --version

Install the module using the npm command. To search all available modules using NPM, enter:

npm search KEYWORD

To perform module installation using NPM, run:

npm install MODULE-NAME

To install a JavaScript module directly from a GIT repository, execute NPM with the URL of the actual module you wish to install.

For example, the following command will install the express module from its main git repository:

npm install git+https://git@github.com/visionmedia/express.git
Or use SSH to access
npm install git+ssh://git@github.com/visionmedia/express.git