How To Install python-jsonschema on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsonschema on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-jsonschema
python-jsonschema is:
JSON Schema is a specification for a JSON-based format for defining the structure of JSON data. JSON Schema provides a contract for what JSON data is required for a given application and how it can be modified, much like what XML Schema provides for XML. JSON Schema is intended to provide validation, documentation, and interaction control of JSON data.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-jsonschema 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-jsonschema 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-jsonschema using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-jsonschema
Install python-jsonschema Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-jsonschema using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-jsonschema
Install python-jsonschema 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-jsonschema using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-jsonschema
How To Uninstall python-jsonschema on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-jsonschema package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-jsonschema
Uninstall python-jsonschema And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-jsonschema and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-jsonschema
Remove python-jsonschema Configurations and Data
To remove python-jsonschema configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-jsonschema
Remove python-jsonschema configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-jsonschema configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-jsonschema
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-jsonschema package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
