Why dnf by default installs nodejs 16 on RHEL 9 ?
Issue
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dnf/yum by default installs
nodejs 16
version if no version provided.# dnf install nodejs Updating Subscription Management repositories. Dependencies resolved. ======================================================================================================================================= Package Architecture Version Repository Size ======================================================================================================================================= Installing: nodejs x86_64 1:16.20.2-8.el9_4 rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms 116 k Installing dependencies: nodejs-libs x86_64 1:16.20.2-8.el9_4 rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms 15 M Installing weak dependencies: nodejs-docs noarch 1:16.20.2-8.el9_4 rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms 7.2 M nodejs-full-i18n x86_64 1:16.20.2-8.el9_4 rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms 8.2 M npm x86_64 1:8.19.4-1.16.20.2.8.el9_4 rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms 2.2 M Transaction Summary ======================================================================================================================================= Install 5 Packages
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How to install latest
nodejs
package ?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
nodejs
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