How To Install json-c on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install json-c on CentOS 7.
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.
We can use yum or dnf to install json-c on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install json-c.
Install json-c on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install json-c using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install json-c
Install json-c on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install json-c using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install json-c
How To Uninstall json-c on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the json-c package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove json-c
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install json-c on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.