How To Install rubygem-multi_json on CentOS 8

rubygem-multi_json is A common interface to multiple JSON libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-multi_json on CentOS 8.

What is rubygem-multi_json

A common interface to multiple JSON libraries, including Oj, Yajl, the JSON gem (with C-extensions), the pure-Ruby JSON gem, NSJSONSerialization, gson.rb, JrJackson, and OkJson.

We can use yum or dnf to install rubygem-multi_json on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rubygem-multi_json.

Install rubygem-multi_json on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-multi_json

Install rubygem-multi_json on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-multi_json

How To Uninstall rubygem-multi_json on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the rubygem-multi_json package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rubygem-multi_json

rubygem-multi_json Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/LICENSE.md
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapter.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapter_error.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/gson.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/jr_jackson.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/json_common.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/json_gem.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/json_pure.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/nsjsonserialization.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/oj.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/ok_json.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/adapters/yajl.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/convertible_hash_keys.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/options.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/options_cache.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/parse_error.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/vendor
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/vendor/okjson.rb
/usr/share/gems/gems/multi_json-1.13.1/lib/multi_json/version.rb
/usr/share/gems/specifications/multi_json-1.13.1.gemspec

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-multi_json on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.