How To Install libjsonm-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsonm-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libjsonm-ocaml-dev is Non-blocking streaming JSON codec for OCaml

Introduction

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

What is libjsonm-ocaml-dev

libjsonm-ocaml-dev is:

Jsonm is an OCaml non-blocking streaming codec to decode and encode the JSON data format. It can process JSON text without blocking on IO and without a complete in-memory representation of the data.

The uncut codec also processes whitespace and (non-standard) JSON with JavaScript comments.

This package contains the development modules you need to use Jsonm in your programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjsonm-ocaml-dev

Install libjsonm-ocaml-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjsonm-ocaml-dev

Install libjsonm-ocaml-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 libjsonm-ocaml-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjsonm-ocaml-dev

How To Uninstall libjsonm-ocaml-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjsonm-ocaml-dev

Uninstall libjsonm-ocaml-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsonm-ocaml-dev

Remove libjsonm-ocaml-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjsonm-ocaml-dev

Remove libjsonm-ocaml-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjsonm-ocaml-dev

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Summary

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