How To Install libjson-c5 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 libjson-c5 on Ubuntu.
What is libjson-c5
libjson-c5 is:
This library allows you to easily construct JSON objects in C, output them as JSON formatted strings and parse JSON formatted strings back into the C representation of JSON objects.
There are three methods to install libjson-c5 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 libjson-c5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjson-c5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjson-c5
Install libjson-c5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjson-c5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjson-c5
Install libjson-c5 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 libjson-c5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjson-c5
How To Uninstall libjson-c5 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libjson-c5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjson-c5
Uninstall libjson-c5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjson-c5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjson-c5
Remove libjson-c5 Configurations and Data
To remove libjson-c5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjson-c5
Remove libjson-c5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjson-c5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjson-c5
Dependencies
libjson-c5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-c5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.