How To Install perl-JSON-XS on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-JSON-XS on CentOS 7.
What is perl-JSON-XS
This module converts Perl data structures to JSON and vice versa. Its primary goal is to be correct and its secondary goal is to be fast. To reach the latter goal it was written in C.
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-JSON-XS on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-JSON-XS.
Install perl-JSON-XS on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install perl-JSON-XS using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perl-JSON-XS
Install perl-JSON-XS 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 perl-JSON-XS using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perl-JSON-XS
How To Uninstall perl-JSON-XS on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the perl-JSON-XS package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perl-JSON-XS
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-JSON-XS on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
