How To Install libcjson1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjson1 on Debian 11. libcjson1 is Ultralightweight JSON parser in ANSI C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjson1 on Debian 11.

What is libcjson1

libcjson1 is:

cJSON is a ultralightweight json parse.

It aims to be the dumbest possible parser that you can get your job done with.

It’s a single file of C, and a single header file.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libcjson1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcjson1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcjson1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcjson1

Install libcjson1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcjson1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcjson1

Install libcjson1 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 libcjson1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcjson1

How To Uninstall libcjson1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcjson1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcjson1

Uninstall libcjson1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcjson1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcjson1

Remove libcjson1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcjson1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcjson1

Remove libcjson1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcjson1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcjson1

Dependencies

libcjson1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcjson1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.