How To Install libjsoncpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libjsoncpp-dev is library for reading and writing JSON for C++ (devel files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libjsoncpp-dev

libjsoncpp-dev is:

This package provides all required developer resources like header-files and statically linked version of the library.

jsoncpp is an implementation of a JSON reader and writer in C++. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that it is easy to parse and redeable for human. It is useful for building config files, network communications protocols, etc.

This library provides following features:

  • High-level data structures for collecting data from JSON.
  • Easy-to-use reader and writer.

There are three methods to install libjsoncpp-dev 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 libjsoncpp-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 libjsoncpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjsoncpp-dev

Install libjsoncpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjsoncpp-dev

Install libjsoncpp-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjsoncpp-dev

How To Uninstall libjsoncpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjsoncpp-dev

Uninstall libjsoncpp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsoncpp-dev

Remove libjsoncpp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libjsoncpp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjsoncpp-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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