Information about the package, rubygem-json, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rubygem-json package is designed for, A JSON implementation in Ruby.
Package Name:
rubygem-json
Summary:
A JSON implementation in Ruby
Description:
This is a implementation of the JSON specification according to RFC 4627 in Ruby. You can think of it as a low fat alternative to XML, if you want to store data to disk or transmit it over a network rather than use a verbose markup language.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.4.6
Release:
1.el6
Size:
457 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
Ruby or GPLv2
Control the rubygem-json package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rubygem-json
This command will install rubygem-json on the server.
yum remove rubygem-json
This command will un-install rubygem-json on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rubygem-json, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rubygem-json
This command will un-install rubygem-json 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 rubygem-json when using the -y flag.
yum update rubygem-json
This command will update rubygem-json to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rubygem-json, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rubygem-json
This command will update rubygem-json 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 rubygem-json when using the -y flag.
yum info rubygem-json
This command will show you core information about the rubygem-json package.
yum deplist rubygem-json
This command will show you the dependencies for rubygem-json. 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 rubygem-json
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rubygem-json. 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.