installing yq

Note

There are two different YAML processors named yq, one by Andrey Kislyuk that functions as a jq wrapper, and one by Mike Farah that is separate from jq.

Andrey Kislyuk's yq

Use sudo -H pip install yq to install using pip.

Mike Farah's yq

Note

Mike Farah's yq can be launched with yq.v2.

Install Go, use go get gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2 && cd $HOME/go/src/gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2 && go build to download and install Mike Farah's yq, then append PATH=$PATH:$HOME/go/src/gopkg.in/mikefarah/yq.v2/ to .bashrc.

Alternative installation methods

• Use sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rmescandon/yq -y && sudo apt update && sudo apt install yq -y to install from Ubuntu PPA.
• Use snap install yq to install using Snappy.

Personal experience

• Snappy installation tested in Kubuntu 17.10.
• PPA installation does not work in Kubuntu 17.10.

prior work

• The method of installing Andrey Kislyuk's yq using pip was introduced to me by the Installation section of Andrey Kislyuk's yq's GitHub
• The method of installing Mike Farah's yq using Go, PPA, or Snappy was introduced to me by the Install section of Mike Farah's yq's GitHub

licensing

No rights reserved: CC0 1.0.