How To Install libjsonrpccpp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsonrpccpp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjsonrpccpp-tools
libjsonrpccpp-tools is:
This package provides the stub generator for the libjson-rpc-cpp framework. It can automatically generate full functioning C++ and JavaScript JSON-RPC Client classes, which are ready to use.
For JSON-RPC Server applications, this tool can generate an abstract C++ class which just has to be sub classed and implement all pure virtual methods. To make this possible, a simple interface description file (in the JSON format) is required, which lists all available methods with corresponding parameters and types.
There are three methods to install libjsonrpccpp-tools 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjsonrpccpp-tools
Install libjsonrpccpp-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjsonrpccpp-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjsonrpccpp-tools
Install libjsonrpccpp-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjsonrpccpp-tools
How To Uninstall libjsonrpccpp-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjsonrpccpp-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjsonrpccpp-tools
Uninstall libjsonrpccpp-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjsonrpccpp-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjsonrpccpp-tools
Remove libjsonrpccpp-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libjsonrpccpp-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjsonrpccpp-tools
Remove libjsonrpccpp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjsonrpccpp-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjsonrpccpp-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjsonrpccpp-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
