How To Install tao-config-examples on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tao-config-examples on Ubuntu 22.04. tao-config-examples is header library that reads config files and produces a JSON value (examples)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tao-config-examples on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is tao-config-examples

tao-config-examples is:

C++ header-only library that reads config files based on JSON and JAXN formats and in turn, produces a single JSON valur as a result.

Its features are as follows:

  1. JAXN syntax with extensions (backwards compatible with JSON).
  2. JAXN data model (JSON extended with binary data and non-finites).
  3. Meta data, all sub-values are annotated with filename and position.
  4. Copy, reference, replace and delete anything in the JSON structure.
  5. Multiple ways to read and parse other config and data files.
  6. Uses environmental variables and the output of arbitrary shell commands.

This package accommodates tao-config-dev package, and provides example C++ sources featuring the usage and functionality of this library.

There are three methods to install tao-config-examples on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install tao-config-examples Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tao-config-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tao-config-examples

Install tao-config-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tao-config-examples using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tao-config-examples

Install tao-config-examples 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 tao-config-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tao-config-examples

How To Uninstall tao-config-examples on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the tao-config-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tao-config-examples

Uninstall tao-config-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tao-config-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tao-config-examples

Remove tao-config-examples Configurations and Data

To remove tao-config-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tao-config-examples

Remove tao-config-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tao-config-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tao-config-examples

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tao-config-examples package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.