How To Install yajl-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yajl-tools on Debian 12.
What is yajl-tools
yajl-tools is:
A small collection of tools that use the yajl library.
Current tools are: json_reformat - beautifies or minimizes format of JSON data json_verify - validates JSON data
There are three methods to install yajl-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yajl-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yajl-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yajl-tools
Install yajl-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yajl-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yajl-tools
Install yajl-tools 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 yajl-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yajl-tools
How To Uninstall yajl-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the yajl-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yajl-tools
Uninstall yajl-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yajl-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yajl-tools
Remove yajl-tools Configurations and Data
To remove yajl-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yajl-tools
Remove yajl-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yajl-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yajl-tools
Dependencies
yajl-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yajl-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
