How To Install libjansson4 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 libjansson4 on Ubuntu.
What is libjansson4
libjansson4 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
There are three methods to install libjansson4 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 libjansson4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjansson4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjansson4
Install libjansson4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjansson4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjansson4
Install libjansson4 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 libjansson4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjansson4
How To Uninstall libjansson4 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libjansson4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjansson4
Uninstall libjansson4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjansson4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjansson4
Remove libjansson4 Configurations and Data
To remove libjansson4 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjansson4
Remove libjansson4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjansson4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjansson4
Dependencies
libjansson4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson4 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.