How To Install jp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jp on Ubuntu 22.04. jp is command-line interface to JMESPath

Introduction

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

What is jp

jp is:

The jp command is a command-line interface to JMESPath, an expression language for manipulating JSON (as XPath is to XML).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jp

Install jp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jp

Install jp 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 jp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jp

How To Uninstall jp on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove jp

Uninstall jp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jp

Remove jp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jp

Remove jp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jp

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Summary

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