How To Install libjq-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libjq-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libjq-dev is lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjq-dev on Debian 10.

What is libjq-dev

libjq-dev is:

jq is like sed for JSON data ?? you can use it to slice and filter and map and transform structured data with the same ease that sed, awk, grep and friends let you play with text.

It is written in portable C, and it has minimal runtime dependencies.

jq can mangle the data format that you have into the one that you want with very little effort, and the program to do so is often shorter and simpler than you??d expect.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libjq-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjq-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 libjq-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjq-dev

Install libjq-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjq-dev

Install libjq-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjq-dev

How To Uninstall libjq-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libjq-dev

Uninstall libjq-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjq-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjq-dev

Remove libjq-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libjq-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjq-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjq-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjq-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.