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Learn how to install jq locally to solve Exercism's exercises on your own machine
Please head to the jq wiki for the installation instructions.
As of June 2025, the current jq release is version 1.8. This is the version used in the online jq test runner.
Many Linux package managers will install an older release, version 1.6. You should install a newer version manually; there have been many beneficial changes since v1.6 was released in 2018.