How To Install python3-json5 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-json5 in AlmaLinux 8. python3-json5 is Python implementation of the JSON5 data format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-json5 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is python3-json5

JSON5 extends the JSON data interchange format to make it slightly more usable as a configuration language - JavaScript-style comments (both single and multi-line) are legal. - Object keys may be unquoted if they are legal ECMAScript identifiers - Objects and arrays may end with trailing commas. - Strings can be single-quoted, and multi-line string literals are allowed.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-json5 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-json5.

Install python3-json5 on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-json5 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-json5

Install python3-json5 on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-json5 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-json5

How To Uninstall python3-json5 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the python3-json5 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-json5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-json5 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.