How To Install picojson-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install picojson-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. picojson-dev is C++ JSON parser/serializer (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install picojson-dev on Debian 12.

What is picojson-dev

picojson-dev is:

PicoJSON is a tiny JSON parser/serializer for C++ with following properties:

  • header-file only
  • no external dependencies (only uses standard C++ libraries)
  • STL-frendly (arrays are represented by using std::vector, objects are std::map)
  • provides both pull interface and streaming (event-based) interface

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

sudo apt-get -y install picojson-dev

Install picojson-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install picojson-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install picojson-dev

How To Uninstall picojson-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove picojson-dev

Uninstall picojson-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall picojson-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove picojson-dev

Remove picojson-dev Configurations and Data

To remove picojson-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge picojson-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

picojson-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install picojson-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.