How To Install jsoncpp-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsoncpp-devel on CentOS 7. jsoncpp-devel is Development headers and library for jsoncpp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsoncpp-devel on CentOS 7.

What is jsoncpp-devel

This package contains the development headers and library for jsoncpp.

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

Install jsoncpp-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install jsoncpp-devel

Install jsoncpp-devel 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 jsoncpp-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jsoncpp-devel

How To Uninstall jsoncpp-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the jsoncpp-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove jsoncpp-devel

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Summary

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