How To Install cjson on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cjson in AlmaLinux 8. cjson is Ultralightweight JSON parser in ANSI C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cjson on AlmaLinux 8.

What is cjson

cJSON aims to be the dumbest possible parser that you can get your job done with. It’s a single file of C, and a single header file.

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

Install cjson on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install cjson

Install cjson on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cjson using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cjson

How To Uninstall cjson on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the cjson package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cjson

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cjson on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.