How To Install jc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jc on Ubuntu 22.04. jc is JSON CLI output utility

Introduction

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

What is jc

jc is:

jc JSONifies the output of many CLI tools and file-types for easier parsing in scripts. This allows further command-line processing of output by piping commands.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jc

Install jc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jc

Install jc 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 jc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jc

How To Uninstall jc on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove jc

Uninstall jc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jc

Remove jc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jc

Remove jc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jc

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Summary

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