How To Install python-demjson on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-demjson on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-demjson
python-demjson is:
demjson is a comprehensive Python language binding to the JSON language-independent data encoding standard, which is often used as a simpler substitute for XML in AJAX-based web applications.
This package contains the python2 library and the jsonlint-py script.
There are three methods to install python-demjson 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 python-demjson Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-demjson using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-demjson
Install python-demjson Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-demjson using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-demjson
Install python-demjson 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 python-demjson using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-demjson
How To Uninstall python-demjson on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-demjson package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-demjson
Uninstall python-demjson And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-demjson and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-demjson
Remove python-demjson Configurations and Data
To remove python-demjson configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-demjson
Remove python-demjson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-demjson configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-demjson
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-demjson package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
