How To Install gojq on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gojq on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gojq
gojq is:
gojq is an implementation of jq command written in Go language. You can also embed gojq as a library to your Go products.
This package contains the /usr/bin/gojq command.
There are three methods to install gojq on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gojq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gojq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gojq
Install gojq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gojq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gojq
Install gojq 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 gojq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gojq
How To Uninstall gojq on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gojq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gojq
Uninstall gojq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gojq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gojq
Remove gojq Configurations and Data
To remove gojq configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gojq
Remove gojq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gojq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gojq
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gojq package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
