How To Install libjsonnet-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 libjsonnet-dev on Ubuntu.

What is libjsonnet-dev

libjsonnet-dev is:

A data templating language for app and tool developers

• Generate config data
• Side-effect free
• Organize, simplify, unify
• Manage sprawling config

A simple extension of JSON

• Open source (Apache 2.0)
• Familiar syntax
• Reformatter, linter
• Editor & IDE integrations
• Formally specified

Eliminate duplication with object-orientation. Or, use functions. Integrate with existing / custom applications. Generate JSON, YAML, INI, and other formats.

This package ships the development files.

There are three methods to install libjsonnet-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 libjsonnet-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 libjsonnet-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjsonnet-dev

Install libjsonnet-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjsonnet-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjsonnet-dev

Install libjsonnet-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 libjsonnet-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjsonnet-dev

How To Uninstall libjsonnet-dev on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libjsonnet-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjsonnet-dev

Uninstall libjsonnet-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjsonnet-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsonnet-dev

Remove libjsonnet-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libjsonnet-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjsonnet-dev

Remove libjsonnet-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjsonnet-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjsonnet-dev

Dependencies

libjsonnet-dev have the following dependencies:

• libjsonnet0

References

• libjsonnet-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsonnet-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.