What if you want to develop Oracle JET in Oracle Linux? Certainly this is possible - both Node.js and Oracle JET run on Oracle Linux or any other Linux distribution. If you follow Oracle JET Setup Guide, you will see Node.js is listed as prerequisite. But it may not be exactly straightforward to install Node.js on Oracle Linux. Below I will guide you through the steps.
Run command to install development tools to build native add-ons to be installed:
yum install -y gcc-c++ make
Enable Node.js yum repository:
curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
Install Node.js:
sudo yum install nodejs
Verify if node and npm was installed successfully:
Next you can follow steps described in Oracle JET setup guide, all straightforward. Install Oracle JET:
sudo npm -g install @oracle/ojet-cli
Create new JET application with OJET utility:
sudo ojet create jetwinapp --template=navdrawer
Run application with OJET utility:
sudo ojet serve
JET application runs on Oracle Linux:
Run command to install development tools to build native add-ons to be installed:
yum install -y gcc-c++ make
Enable Node.js yum repository:
curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
Install Node.js:
sudo yum install nodejs
Verify if node and npm was installed successfully:
Next you can follow steps described in Oracle JET setup guide, all straightforward. Install Oracle JET:
sudo npm -g install @oracle/ojet-cli
Create new JET application with OJET utility:
sudo ojet create jetwinapp --template=navdrawer
Run application with OJET utility:
sudo ojet serve
JET application runs on Oracle Linux:
