How To Install libjsoncpp1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjsoncpp1
libjsoncpp1 is:
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 libjsoncpp1 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 libjsoncpp1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjsoncpp1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjsoncpp1
Install libjsoncpp1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjsoncpp1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjsoncpp1
Install libjsoncpp1 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 libjsoncpp1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjsoncpp1
How To Uninstall libjsoncpp1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjsoncpp1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjsoncpp1
Uninstall libjsoncpp1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjsoncpp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsoncpp1
Remove libjsoncpp1 Configurations and Data
To remove libjsoncpp1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjsoncpp1
Remove libjsoncpp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjsoncpp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjsoncpp1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsoncpp1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
