How To Install libqjson0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqjson0 on Debian 9. libqjson0 is Qt-based library that maps JSON data to QVariant objects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqjson0 on Debian 9.

What is libqjson0

libqjson0 is:

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It can represent integers, real numbers, strings, an ordered sequence of values, and a collection of name/value pairs.

QJson is a Qt-based library that maps JSON data to QVariant objects: JSON arrays will be mapped to QVariantList instances, while JSON objects will be mapped to QVariantMap.

There are three methods to install libqjson0 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libqjson0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqjson0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqjson0

Install libqjson0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqjson0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqjson0

Install libqjson0 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 libqjson0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqjson0

How To Uninstall libqjson0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libqjson0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqjson0

Uninstall libqjson0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqjson0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqjson0

Remove libqjson0 Configurations and Data

To remove libqjson0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqjson0

Remove libqjson0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqjson0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqjson0

Dependencies

libqjson0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqjson0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.