How To Install libjson-glib-1.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-glib-1.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04. libjson-glib-1.0-common is GLib JSON manipulation library (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-glib-1.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjson-glib-1.0-common

libjson-glib-1.0-common is:

JSON-GLib is a library for parsing, generating and manipulating JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data streams using the GLib type system. It allows manipulating JSON data types with a Document Object Model API. It also allows serializing and deserializing simple or complex GObjects to and from JSON data types.

This package contains the translations files.

There are three methods to install libjson-glib-1.0-common 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 libjson-glib-1.0-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjson-glib-1.0-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjson-glib-1.0-common

Install libjson-glib-1.0-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjson-glib-1.0-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjson-glib-1.0-common

Install libjson-glib-1.0-common 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 libjson-glib-1.0-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjson-glib-1.0-common

How To Uninstall libjson-glib-1.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libjson-glib-1.0-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjson-glib-1.0-common

Uninstall libjson-glib-1.0-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjson-glib-1.0-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjson-glib-1.0-common

Remove libjson-glib-1.0-common Configurations and Data

To remove libjson-glib-1.0-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjson-glib-1.0-common

Remove libjson-glib-1.0-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjson-glib-1.0-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjson-glib-1.0-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-glib-1.0-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.