How To Install libjwt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjwt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libjwt-dev
libjwt-dev is:
libjwt is a library which allows you to encode and decode JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
JSON Web Tokens are an open, industry standard RFC 7519 method for representing claims securely between two parties.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libjwt-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 libjwt-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 libjwt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjwt-dev
Install libjwt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjwt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjwt-dev
Install libjwt-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 libjwt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjwt-dev
How To Uninstall libjwt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libjwt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjwt-dev
Uninstall libjwt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjwt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjwt-dev
Remove libjwt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjwt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjwt-dev
Remove libjwt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjwt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjwt-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjwt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
