How To Install python-jsonext on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsonext on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-jsonext
python-jsonext is:
‘jsonext’ makes easy JSON serialisation of Python objects outside of the standard Python built-in-types.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-jsonext 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-jsonext 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-jsonext using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-jsonext
Install python-jsonext Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-jsonext using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-jsonext
Install python-jsonext 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-jsonext using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-jsonext
How To Uninstall python-jsonext on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-jsonext package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-jsonext
Uninstall python-jsonext And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-jsonext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jsonext
Remove python-jsonext Configurations and Data
To remove python-jsonext configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-jsonext
Remove python-jsonext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-jsonext configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jsonext
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsonext package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
