How To Install python-ujson on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-ujson on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-ujson is ultra fast JSON encoder and decoder for Python 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ujson on Debian 10.

What is python-ujson

python-ujson is:

UltraJSON is an ultra fast JSON encoder and decoder written in pure C with bindings for Python.

There are three methods to install python-ujson on Debian 10. 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-ujson 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-ujson using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ujson

Install python-ujson Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ujson

Install python-ujson 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ujson

How To Uninstall python-ujson on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ujson

Uninstall python-ujson And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ujson and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ujson

Remove python-ujson Configurations and Data

To remove python-ujson configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ujson

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-ujson have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ujson package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.