How To Install python-jsonpipe on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsonpipe on Ubuntu 18.04. python-jsonpipe is Convert JSON to a UNIX-friendly line-based format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsonpipe on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-jsonpipe

python-jsonpipe is:

jsonpipe traverses a JSON object and produces a simple, line-based textual format which can be processed by all your UNIX favourites like grep, sed, awk, cut and diff. It may also be valuable within programming languages—in fact, it was originally conceived as a way of writing simple test assertions against JSON output without coupling the tests too closely to the specific structure used.

There are three methods to install python-jsonpipe on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-jsonpipe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-jsonpipe

Install python-jsonpipe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-jsonpipe

Install python-jsonpipe 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 python-jsonpipe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-jsonpipe

How To Uninstall python-jsonpipe on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-jsonpipe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-jsonpipe

Uninstall python-jsonpipe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-jsonpipe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jsonpipe

Remove python-jsonpipe Configurations and Data

To remove python-jsonpipe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-jsonpipe

Remove python-jsonpipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jsonpipe

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsonpipe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.