How To Install python-jsondiff on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsondiff on Ubuntu 18.04. python-jsondiff is diff JSON and JSON-like structures in Python 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsondiff on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-jsondiff

python-jsondiff is:

Python 2 module providing diff JSON and JSON-like structures.

This package provides the Python 2 version of the module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-jsondiff

Install python-jsondiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-jsondiff

Install python-jsondiff 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-jsondiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-jsondiff

How To Uninstall python-jsondiff on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-jsondiff package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-jsondiff

Uninstall python-jsondiff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jsondiff

Remove python-jsondiff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-jsondiff

Remove python-jsondiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jsondiff

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Summary

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