Node

The Javascripts.

Installation on Fedora

To install both npm and Node.js, run:

$ sudo dnf install nodejs

To install additional modules from Fedora repositories:

$ sudo dnf install nodejs-<module-name>

Versions

Node takes a unique approach to versioning, so its version history goes something like this:

0.12.x
4.0.0 (September 2015) - this version jump marked the incorporation of io.is into Node.js.
5.0.0 (October 2015)
6.0.0 (April 2016)
7.0.0 (October 2016)
8.0.0 (May 2017)
9.0.0 (October 2017)

Managing versions using `nvm`

Get the current Node version:

$ node -v
v0.10.45
$ nvm current
v0.10.45

Show all installed versions using nvm:

$ nvm ls
->     v0.10.45
         v8.1.2
default -> v0.10 (-> v0.10.45)
node -> stable (-> v8.1.2) (default)
stable -> 8.1 (-> v8.1.2) (default)
iojs -> N/A (default)

Switch to a different version using nvm:

$ npm use 8.1
Now using node v8.1.2 (npm v5.0.3)

Package management using npm

Installing packages globally

To install packages globally, without having to use sudo, change the install location and add ~/.local/bin to PATH:

npm config set prefix ~/.local
PATH=~/.local/bin/:$PATH  

Then you can install packages globally using:

npm install --global smee-client

###

A typical package.json file might look like this:

{
  "name": "minimal-mistakes",
  "version": "4.6.0",
  "description": "Minimal Mistakes Jekyll theme npm build scripts",
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "git://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes.git"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "jekyll",
    "theme",
    "minimal"
  ],
  "author": "Michael Rose",
  "license": "MIT",
  "bugs": {
    "url": "https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues"
  },
  "homepage": "https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/",
  "engines": {
    "node": ">= 0.10.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "npm-run-all": "^1.7.0",
    "onchange": "^2.2.0",
    "uglify-js": "^2.6.1"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "uglify": "uglifyjs assets/js/vendor/jquery/jquery-3.2.1.min.js assets/js/plugins/jquery.fitvids.js assets/js/plugins/jquery.greedy-navigation.js assets/js/plugins/jquery.magnific-popup.js assets/js/plugins/jquery.smooth-scroll.min.js assets/js/_main.js -c -m -o assets/js/main.min.js",
    "add-banner": "node banner.js",
    "watch:js": "onchange \"assets/js/**/*.js\" -e \"assets/js/main.min.js\" -- npm run build:js",
    "build:js": "npm run uglify && npm run add-banner"
  }
}

Troubleshooting