How To Install python-json-pointer on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-json-pointer on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-json-pointer
python-json-pointer is:
Python-json-pointer is a small library to resolve JSON pointers according to the IETF draft specification. JSON Pointer defines a string syntax for identifying a specific value within a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) document.
This package provides the module for Python 2.x.
There are three methods to install python-json-pointer 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-json-pointer 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-json-pointer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-json-pointer
Install python-json-pointer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-json-pointer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-json-pointer
Install python-json-pointer 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-json-pointer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-json-pointer
How To Uninstall python-json-pointer on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-json-pointer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-json-pointer
Uninstall python-json-pointer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-json-pointer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-json-pointer
Remove python-json-pointer Configurations and Data
To remove python-json-pointer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-json-pointer
Remove python-json-pointer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-json-pointer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-json-pointer
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-json-pointer package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
