How To Install nlohmann-json3-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nlohmann-json3-dev on Debian 12.
What is nlohmann-json3-dev
nlohmann-json3-dev is:
JSON library with intuitive syntax, trivial integration and serious testing. Other aspects, as memory efficiency and speed were not so important. The library consists of a single source file json.hpp.
There are three methods to install nlohmann-json3-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nlohmann-json3-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 nlohmann-json3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nlohmann-json3-dev
Install nlohmann-json3-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nlohmann-json3-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nlohmann-json3-dev
Install nlohmann-json3-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nlohmann-json3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nlohmann-json3-dev
How To Uninstall nlohmann-json3-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nlohmann-json3-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nlohmann-json3-dev
Uninstall nlohmann-json3-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nlohmann-json3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nlohmann-json3-dev
Remove nlohmann-json3-dev Configurations and Data
To remove nlohmann-json3-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nlohmann-json3-dev
Remove nlohmann-json3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nlohmann-json3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nlohmann-json3-dev
Dependencies
nlohmann-json3-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nlohmann-json3-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
