How To Install libfastjson4 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastjson4 on Ubuntu 18.04. libfastjson4 is fast json library for C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastjson4 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfastjson4

libfastjson4 is:

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

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libfastjson4 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 libfastjson4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfastjson4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfastjson4

Install libfastjson4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfastjson4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfastjson4

Install libfastjson4 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 libfastjson4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfastjson4

How To Uninstall libfastjson4 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfastjson4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfastjson4

Uninstall libfastjson4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfastjson4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfastjson4

Remove libfastjson4 Configurations and Data

To remove libfastjson4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfastjson4

Remove libfastjson4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfastjson4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfastjson4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastjson4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.