How To Install jsoncpp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsoncpp on Rocky Linux 8. jsoncpp is JSON library implemented in C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsoncpp on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `jsoncpp`

jsoncpp is an implementation of a JSON (http C++. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate.

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

Install jsoncpp on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install jsoncpp

Install jsoncpp on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install jsoncpp

How To Uninstall jsoncpp on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove jsoncpp

jsoncpp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/41
/usr/lib/.build-id/41/f7889793acb8bf6896a5425dcb77e24830fff9
/usr/lib64/libjsoncpp.so.1.8.4
/usr/lib64/libjsoncpp.so.19
/usr/share/doc/jsoncpp
/usr/share/doc/jsoncpp/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/jsoncpp
/usr/share/licenses/jsoncpp/AUTHORS
/usr/share/licenses/jsoncpp/LICENSE

References

jsoncpp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jsoncpp on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.