How To Install jsoncpp-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsoncpp-devel on Rocky Linux 8. jsoncpp-devel is Development headers and library for jsoncpp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsoncpp-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is jsoncpp-devel

This package contains the development headers and library for jsoncpp.

We can use yum or dnf to install jsoncpp-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install jsoncpp-devel.

Install jsoncpp-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install jsoncpp-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jsoncpp-devel

Install jsoncpp-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install jsoncpp-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install jsoncpp-devel

How To Uninstall jsoncpp-devel on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the jsoncpp-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove jsoncpp-devel

jsoncpp-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/json
/usr/include/json/allocator.h
/usr/include/json/assertions.h
/usr/include/json/autolink.h
/usr/include/json/config.h
/usr/include/json/features.h
/usr/include/json/forwards.h
/usr/include/json/json.h
/usr/include/json/reader.h
/usr/include/json/value.h
/usr/include/json/version.h
/usr/include/json/writer.h
/usr/lib64/cmake/jsoncpp
/usr/lib64/cmake/jsoncpp/jsoncppConfig-release.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/jsoncpp/jsoncppConfig.cmake
/usr/lib64/libjsoncpp.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/jsoncpp.pc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsoncpp-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.