How To Install json-table on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install json-table on CentOS 8. json-table is Command-line tool to transform nested JSON into tabular data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install json-table on CentOS 8.

What is json-table

Jt reads UTF-8 encoded JSON forms from stdin and writes tab separated values (or CSV) to stdout. A simple stack-based programming language is used to extract values from the JSON input for printing.

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

Install json-table on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install json-table

Install json-table on CentOS 8 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-table using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install json-table

How To Uninstall json-table on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove json-table

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Summary

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