How To Install ffjson on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffjson on Ubuntu 22.04. ffjson is faster JSON serialization for Go

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffjson on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ffjson

ffjson is:

ffjson generates static MarshalJSON and UnmarshalJSON functions for structures in Go. The generated functions reduce the reliance upon runtime reflection to do serialization and are generally 2 to 3 times faster. In cases where ffjson doesn’t understand a Type involved, it falls back to encoding/json, meaning it is a safe drop in replacement. By using ffjson your JSON serialization just gets faster with no additional code changes.

This package contains the ffjson executable.

There are three methods to install ffjson 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 ffjson Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ffjson

Install ffjson Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ffjson using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ffjson

Install ffjson 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 ffjson using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ffjson

How To Uninstall ffjson on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ffjson package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ffjson

Uninstall ffjson And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ffjson

Remove ffjson Configurations and Data

To remove ffjson configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ffjson

Remove ffjson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ffjson

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Summary

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