How To Install jgrep on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jgrep on Ubuntu 22.04. jgrep is Filter JSON documents with a simple logical language

Introduction

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

What is jgrep

jgrep is:

Compare a list of json documents to a simple logical language and returns matches as output.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jgrep

Install jgrep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jgrep

Install jgrep 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 jgrep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jgrep

How To Uninstall jgrep on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove jgrep

Uninstall jgrep And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jgrep

Remove jgrep Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jgrep

Remove jgrep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jgrep

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Summary

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