How To Install libjsoncpp-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 libjsoncpp-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libjsoncpp-dev
libjsoncpp-dev is:
This package provides all required developer resources like header-files and statically linked version of the library.
jsoncpp is an implementation of a JSON reader and writer in C++. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that it is easy to parse and readable for human. It is useful for building config files, network communications protocols, etc.
This library provides following features:
- High-level data structures for collecting data from JSON.
- Easy-to-use reader and writer.
There are three methods to install libjsoncpp-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 libjsoncpp-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 libjsoncpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjsoncpp-dev
Install libjsoncpp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjsoncpp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjsoncpp-dev
Install libjsoncpp-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 libjsoncpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjsoncpp-dev
How To Uninstall libjsoncpp-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libjsoncpp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjsoncpp-dev
Uninstall libjsoncpp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjsoncpp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsoncpp-dev
Remove libjsoncpp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjsoncpp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjsoncpp-dev
Remove libjsoncpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjsoncpp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjsoncpp-dev
Dependencies
libjsoncpp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.