How To Install libjsonrpccpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsonrpccpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libjsonrpccpp-dev is development files for JSON-RPC C++ framework

Introduction

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

What is libjsonrpccpp-dev

libjsonrpccpp-dev is:

This package provides all required developer resources like header-files and statically linked libraries of the libjson-rpc-cpp framework.

Features of this framework include:

  • Type checking
  • Malformed request handling
  • Handling batch procedure calls
  • JSON-RPC Method invocation
  • JSON-RPC Notification invocation
  • Simple Interface for implementing additional Server-Connectors beside HTTP
  • Positional and named parameters

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjsonrpccpp-dev

Install libjsonrpccpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjsonrpccpp-dev

Install libjsonrpccpp-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 libjsonrpccpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjsonrpccpp-dev

How To Uninstall libjsonrpccpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjsonrpccpp-dev

Uninstall libjsonrpccpp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsonrpccpp-dev

Remove libjsonrpccpp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjsonrpccpp-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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