How To Install rubygem-json on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-json on CentOS 7. rubygem-json is This is a JSON implementation as a Ruby extension in C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubygem-json on CentOS 7.

What is rubygem-json

This is a implementation of the JSON specification according to RFC 4627. You can think of it as a low fat alternative to XML, if you want to store data to disk or transmit it over a network rather than use a verbose markup language.

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

Install rubygem-json on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install rubygem-json

Install rubygem-json 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 rubygem-json using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rubygem-json

How To Uninstall rubygem-json on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rubygem-json package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rubygem-json

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Summary

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