How To Install libjsoncpp25 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 libjsoncpp25 on Ubuntu.
What is libjsoncpp25
libjsoncpp25 is:
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 redable 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 libjsoncpp25 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 libjsoncpp25 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjsoncpp25 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjsoncpp25
Install libjsoncpp25 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjsoncpp25 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjsoncpp25
Install libjsoncpp25 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 libjsoncpp25 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjsoncpp25
How To Uninstall libjsoncpp25 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libjsoncpp25 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjsoncpp25
Uninstall libjsoncpp25 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjsoncpp25 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsoncpp25
Remove libjsoncpp25 Configurations and Data
To remove libjsoncpp25 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjsoncpp25
Remove libjsoncpp25 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjsoncpp25 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjsoncpp25
Dependencies
libjsoncpp25 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp25 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.