How To Install libjansson4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libjansson4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libjansson4 is C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson4 on Debian 10.

What is libjansson4

libjansson4 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

There are three methods to install libjansson4 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libjansson4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjansson4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjansson4

Install libjansson4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjansson4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjansson4

Install libjansson4 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 libjansson4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjansson4

How To Uninstall libjansson4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libjansson4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjansson4

Uninstall libjansson4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjansson4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjansson4

Remove libjansson4 Configurations and Data

To remove libjansson4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjansson4

Remove libjansson4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjansson4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjansson4

Dependencies

libjansson4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjansson4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.