How To Install python3-demjson on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-demjson on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-demjson is encoder, decoder, and lint/validator for JSON in Python (python3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-demjson on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-demjson

python3-demjson is:

demjson is a comprehensive Python language binding to the JSON language-independent data encoding standard, which is often used as a simpler substitute for XML in AJAX-based web applications.

This package contains the python3 library and the jsonlint-py3 script.

There are three methods to install python3-demjson 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 python3-demjson Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-demjson using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-demjson

Install python3-demjson Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-demjson using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-demjson

Install python3-demjson 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 python3-demjson using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-demjson

How To Uninstall python3-demjson on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-demjson package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-demjson

Uninstall python3-demjson And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-demjson and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-demjson

Remove python3-demjson Configurations and Data

To remove python3-demjson configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-demjson

Remove python3-demjson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-demjson configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-demjson

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-demjson package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.