How To Install libjson-pointer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-pointer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjson-pointer-perl
libjson-pointer-perl is:
JSON::Pointer implements JSON Pointer (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901), and provides some useful operator from JSON Patch (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902).
JSON Pointer is available to identify a specified value in a JSON document, and it is simillar to XPath.
There are three methods to install libjson-pointer-perl 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-pointer-perl 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-pointer-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjson-pointer-perl
Install libjson-pointer-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjson-pointer-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjson-pointer-perl
Install libjson-pointer-perl 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-pointer-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjson-pointer-perl
How To Uninstall libjson-pointer-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjson-pointer-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjson-pointer-perl
Uninstall libjson-pointer-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjson-pointer-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjson-pointer-perl
Remove libjson-pointer-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libjson-pointer-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjson-pointer-perl
Remove libjson-pointer-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjson-pointer-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjson-pointer-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjson-pointer-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
