How to Install and Uninstall jq.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "jq.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install jq.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                jq.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "jq.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall jq.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jq.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : jq
Version : 1.6
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 201 k
Source : jq-1.6-3.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
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
:
: 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.