How To Install libyajl2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyajl2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libyajl2-dbg is Yet Another JSON Library - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyajl2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libyajl2-dbg

libyajl2-dbg is:

A small, fast library for parsing JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). It supports incremental parsing from a stream and leaves data representation to higher level code.

This package contains the debugging symbols for libyajl2.

There are three methods to install libyajl2-dbg 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 libyajl2-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libyajl2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libyajl2-dbg

Install libyajl2-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libyajl2-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libyajl2-dbg

Install libyajl2-dbg 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 libyajl2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyajl2-dbg

How To Uninstall libyajl2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libyajl2-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libyajl2-dbg

Uninstall libyajl2-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libyajl2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyajl2-dbg

Remove libyajl2-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libyajl2-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libyajl2-dbg

Remove libyajl2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libyajl2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyajl2-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyajl2-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.