How To Install yajl on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install yajl in AlmaLinux 8. yajl is Yet Another JSON Library (YAJL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yajl on AlmaLinux 8.

What is yajl

Yet Another JSON Library. YAJL is a small event-driven (SAX-style) JSON parser written in ANSI C, and a small validating JSON generator.

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

Install yajl 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 yajl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install yajl

Install yajl 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 yajl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install yajl

How To Uninstall yajl on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove yajl

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Summary

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