How To Install libfastjson-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastjson-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libfastjson-dev is fast json library for C - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastjson-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfastjson-dev

libfastjson-dev is:

The libfastjson library is a fork from json-c with a focus on performance.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libfastjson-dev 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 libfastjson-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 libfastjson-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfastjson-dev

Install libfastjson-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfastjson-dev

Install libfastjson-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfastjson-dev

How To Uninstall libfastjson-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libfastjson-dev

Uninstall libfastjson-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfastjson-dev

Remove libfastjson-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfastjson-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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