How to install cjson on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
Ultralightweight JSON parser in ANSI C
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 9 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 8 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 7 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.7.19 |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
cJSON aims to be the dumbest possible parser that you can get your job done with. It's a single file of C, and a single header file.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
cjson on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm sudo yum -y install cjson
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install cjson on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install cjson (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is cjson available for?
cjson is available for RHEL 7 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is cjson compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.