How To Install json_simple on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install json_simple on CentOS 7. json_simple is Simple Java toolkit for JSON

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install json_simple on CentOS 7.

What is json_simple

JSON.simple is a simple Java toolkit for JSON. You can use JSON.simple to encode or decode JSON text. * Full compliance with JSON specification (RFC4627) and reliable * Provides multiple functionalities such as encode, decode/parse and escape JSON text while keeping the library lightweight * Flexible, simple and easy to use by reusing Map and List interfaces * Supports streaming output of JSON text * Stoppable SAX-like interface for streaming input of JSON text * Heap based parser * High performance (see performance testing) * No dependency on external libraries * Both of the source code and the binary are JDK1.2 compatible

We can use yum or dnf to install json_simple on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install json_simple.

Install json_simple 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_simple using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install json_simple

Install json_simple 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_simple using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install json_simple

How To Uninstall json_simple on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove json_simple

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install json_simple on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.