How To Install jp on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jp on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is jp
jp is:
The jp command is a command-line interface to JMESPath, an expression language for manipulating JSON (as XPath is to XML).
There are three methods to install jp on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jp
Install jp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jp
Install jp 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 jp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jp
How To Uninstall jp on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the jp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jp
Uninstall jp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jp
Remove jp Configurations and Data
To remove jp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jp
Remove jp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.