How to Install and Uninstall jq.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: November 01,2024

1. Install "jq.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install jq.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                jq.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "jq.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall jq.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                jq.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jq.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : jq
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.5
Release : 1.amzn2.0.2
Size : 154 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Command-line JSON processor
URL : http://stedolan.github.io/jq/
License : MIT and ASL 2.0 and CC-BY and GPLv3
Description : lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
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: jq is like sed for JSON data ? you can use it to slice
: and filter and map and transform structured data with
: the same ease that sed, awk, grep and friends let you
: play with text.
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: It is written in portable C, and it has zero runtime
: dependencies.
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: jq can mangle the data format that you have into the
: one that you want with very little effort, and the
: program to do so is often shorter and simpler than
: you'd expect.