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yajl


Information about the package, yajl, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The yajl package is designed for, Yet Another JSON Library (YAJL).


Package Name:

yajl

Summary:

Yet Another JSON Library (YAJL)

Description:

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

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.0.7

Release:

3.el6

Size:

27 k

Repository:

base

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD



Handy Yum Commands for yajl


Control the yajl package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install yajl

This command will install yajl on the server.

yum remove yajl

This command will un-install yajl on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove yajl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove yajl

This command will un-install yajl on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove yajl when using the -y flag.

yum update yajl

This command will update yajl to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove yajl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update yajl

This command will update yajl to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove yajl when using the -y flag.

yum info yajl

This command will show you core information about the yajl package.

yum deplist yajl

This command will show you the dependencies for yajl. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update yajl

This command will check if there is an update waiting on yajl. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.