How To Install json-c on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install json-c in Fedora 36. json-c is JSON implementation in C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install json-c on Fedora 36.

What is `json-c`

JSON-C implements a reference counting object model that allows you to easily construct JSON objects in C, output them as JSON formatted strings and parse JSON formatted strings back into the C representation of JSON objects. It aims to conform to RFC 7159.

We can use yum or dnf to install json-c on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install json-c.

Install json-c on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install json-c

Install json-c on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install json-c

How To Uninstall json-c on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the json-c package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove json-c

json-c Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb/5f89af81053c7c924c0394a19395dfa98ac32e
/usr/lib64/libjson-c.so.5
/usr/lib64/libjson-c.so.5.1.0
/usr/share/licenses/json-c
/usr/share/licenses/json-c/AUTHORS
/usr/share/licenses/json-c/COPYING

References

json-c website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install json-c on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).