How to install yq on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
Portable command-line YAML processor
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 9 | — | — | — | |
| RHEL 8 | — | — | ✓ | 3.4.1 |
| RHEL 7 | — | — | ✓ | 3.4.1 |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | ✓ | 3.4.1 |
Description
A lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor The aim of the project is to be the jq or sed of yaml files.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
yq on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install yq
yq 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 yq
yq on CentOS / RHEL 6
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install yq
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install yq on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install yq (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is yq available for?
yq is available for RHEL 6, 7, 8 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is yq 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.