How To Install libjansson-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libjansson-dev
libjansson-dev is:
Jansson is a C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data.
It features:
- Simple and intuitive API and data model
- Comprehensive documentation
- No dependencies on other libraries
- Full Unicode support (UTF-8)
- Extensive test suite
This package contains the development files for jansson.
There are three methods to install libjansson-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjansson-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjansson-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjansson-dev
Install libjansson-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjansson-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjansson-dev
Install libjansson-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libjansson-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjansson-dev
How To Uninstall libjansson-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libjansson-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjansson-dev
Uninstall libjansson-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjansson-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjansson-dev
Remove libjansson-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjansson-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjansson-dev
Remove libjansson-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjansson-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjansson-dev
Dependencies
libjansson-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.