首先

使用Application Stream(AppStream)在RHEL8上安装Node.js 12。
参考资料：RHEL8软件包架构 – BaseOS和Application Stream – 红帽工程师博客

支持或支援

如果使用此方法进行部署，根据Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Application Streams Life Cycle – Red Hat Customer Portal，预计2021年11月将到达终止支持（EOL）日期。
在此日期之后，可能不会对报告的漏洞和问题进行修复。

记录

安装

# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.1 (Ootpa)

# yum install -y @nodejs:12
... 略

确认的种类很多

# which node
/usr/bin/node

# node -v
v12.4.0

# yum module info nodejs:12
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Unable to read consumer identity
Subscription Manager is operating in container mode.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:11:39 ago on Sun Nov 10 09:16:37 2019.
Name             : nodejs
Stream           : 12 [e]
Version          : 8010020190807190418
Context          : cdc1202b
Architecture     : x86_64
Profiles         : common [d] [i], development, minimal, s2i
Default profiles : common
Repo             : ubi-8-appstream
Summary          : Javascript runtime
Description      : Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
Artifacts        : nodejs-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.src
                 : nodejs-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-debuginfo-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-debugsource-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-devel-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-devel-debuginfo-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-docs-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.noarch
                 : nodejs-nodemon-0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45.noarch
                 : nodejs-nodemon-0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45.src
                 : nodejs-packaging-0:17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45.noarch
                 : nodejs-packaging-0:17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45.src
                 : npm-1:6.9.0-1.12.4.0.2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64

Name             : nodejs
Stream           : 12 [e] [a]
Version          : 8010020190807190418
Context          : cdc1202b
Architecture     : x86_64
Profiles         : common [d] [i], development, minimal, s2i
Default profiles : common
Repo             : rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
Summary          : Javascript runtime
Description      : Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
Artifacts        : nodejs-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.src
                 : nodejs-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-debuginfo-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-debugsource-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-devel-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-devel-debuginfo-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64
                 : nodejs-docs-1:12.4.0-2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.noarch
                 : nodejs-nodemon-0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45.noarch
                 : nodejs-nodemon-0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45.src
                 : nodejs-packaging-0:17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45.noarch
                 : nodejs-packaging-0:17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45.src
                 : npm-1:6.9.0-1.12.4.0.2.module+el8.1.0+3903+b7133459.x86_64

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