How To Install libjansson-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libjansson-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libjansson-dev is C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data (dev)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson-dev on Debian 12.

What is libjansson-dev

libjansson-dev is:

Jansson is a C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data.

It features:

  • Simple and intuitive API and data model
  • Comprehensive documentation
  • No dependencies on other libraries
  • Full Unicode support (UTF-8)
  • Extensive test suite

This package contains the development files for jansson.

There are three methods to install libjansson-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjansson-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 libjansson-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjansson-dev

Install libjansson-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjansson-dev

Install libjansson-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjansson-dev

How To Uninstall libjansson-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libjansson-dev

Uninstall libjansson-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjansson-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjansson-dev

Remove libjansson-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libjansson-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjansson-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjansson-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.